hordeolum

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

stye

sty

eye infection

Traducións

terçol

orgelet

orzuelo

orzaiolo

mussol

hordéolo

infección ocular

arpacık

Gerstenkorn

orge

strontje

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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