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Hordeolum
Introduction: Hordeolum
Description of Hordeolum
Hordeolum (medical condition): Eyelash inflammation and abscess.
See also:
Stye:
»Introduction: Stye
»Symptoms of Stye
»Causes of Stye
»Treatments for Stye
Hordeolum: A suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid. [Mod. L., hordeolus, a sty in the eye, dim. of hordeum, barley]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Hordeolum: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Hordeolum: Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal).
Source: MeSH 2007
Hordeolum as a Disease
Hordeolum: Another name for Stye (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Stye
»Symptoms of Stye
»Causes of Stye
»Treatments for Stye
Hordeolum: Related Diseases
Hordeolum: Hordeolum is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Causes of Hordeolum
Some of the causes of Hordeolum are included in the list below:
Read more about causes of Hordeolum (Stye)
Symptoms of Hordeolum (Stye)
Some of the symptoms of Hordeolum incude:
Read more about symptoms of Hordeolum (Stye)
Treatments for Hordeolum (Stye)
Treatments for Hordeolum (Stye) include:
- Watchful waiting - many cases resolve themselves.
- Hot compresses
- Eyelash removal
- Antibiotic eyedrops
- Antibiotic creams
See full list of 7 treatments for Hordeolum
Treatment of Hordeolum: For more treatment information about Hordeolum, see treatment of Stye (Hordeolum)
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Terms Similar to Hordeolum:
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - MeSH 2007
Broader terms for Hordeolum
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - WordNet 2.1
Hierarchical classifications of Hordeolum
The following list attempts to classify Hordeolum into categories where each line is subset of the next.
WordNet 2.1
Source: WordNet 2.1
MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:
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