{"id":90419,"date":"2021-03-16T07:39:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T07:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=90419"},"modified":"2023-09-21T07:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T07:51:49","slug":"hordeolum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hordeolum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hordeolum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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