Hordeolum

"Hordeolum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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).

Descriptor ID	D006726
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.354.400 C01.539.375.354.400 C11.294.354.400 C11.338.648
Concept/Terms	Hordeolum Hordeolum Stye Styes

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hordeolum".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Eye Infections, Bacterial [C01.252.354]
Hordeolum [C01.252.354.400]
Infection [C01.539]
Eye Infections [C01.539.375]
Eye Infections, Bacterial [C01.539.375.354]
Hordeolum [C01.539.375.354.400]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Eye Infections [C11.294]
Eye Infections, Bacterial [C11.294.354]
Hordeolum [C11.294.354.400]
Eyelid Diseases [C11.338]
Hordeolum [C11.338.648]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hordeolum".

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