hordeolum

UK
/hɔːˈdɪː.ə.ləm/
US
/hɔrˈdiː.ə.ləm/

Translations

hordeolumnoun
hordeola
pl
UK
/hɔːˈdɪː.ə.ləm/
US
/hɔrˈdiː.ə.ləm/
She went to the doctor because she had a painful hordeolum on her eyelid.
Она пошла к врачу, потому что у нее был болезненный ячмень на веке.
Synonyms
eye stye
eyelid stye
external hordeolum
internal hordeolum

Definitions

hordeolumnoun
A small, painful lump on the inside or outside of the eyelid, commonly known as a stye, caused by a bacterial infection.
She visited the doctor because the hordeolum on her eyelid was becoming increasingly painful.