hordeolum

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

orzaiolo

sinonimi

stye

sty

eye infection

Traduzioni

orgelet

orzuelo

terçol

mussol

hordéolo

infección ocular

arpacık

Gerstenkorn

orge

strontje

Etimologia (Inglese)

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