hordeolum

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

strontje

Synoniemen

stye

sty

eye infection

Vertalingen

terçol

orzaiolo

orzuelo

orgelet

mussol

infección ocular

arpacık

Gerstenkorn

orge

hordéolo

Etymologie (Engels)

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