An infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.
Bacterial (often staphylococcal) infection of a gland at the base of an eyelash, characterized by a pus-filled cyst, redness, pain, and other signs of inflammation. Treatment includes antibiotics and hot compresses. Also called stye.
Red, painful swelling or pimple containing pus near the edge of the eyelid that is caused by a bacterial infection (Staphylococcus) in a sebaceous (meibomian) gland.
The Latin term for a grain of barley, which is also an antiquated expression for a sty on the eyelid, resembling the shape of a barley grain.