hordeolum

Signification (Anglais)

stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.

Concepts

orgelet

orge

Synonymes

stye

sty

eye infection

Traductions

mussol

orzaiolo

terçol

orzuelo

infección ocular

hordéolo

Gerstenkorn

arpacık

strontje

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin hordeolus, diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus, referring to its resemblance to a grain of barley in appearance and size.