- zeisian stye
- a stye involving a gland of Zeis, occurring on the surface of the skin at the edge of the lid.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
zeisian — Relating to or described by Eduard Zeis. * * * zei·si·an (ziґse ən) named for Eduard Zeis, as zeisian stye … Medical dictionary
sty, stye — SYN: hordeolum externum. meibomian s. SYN: hordeolum internum. zeisian s. inflammation of one of Zeis glands … Medical dictionary
hordeolum — A suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid. [Mod. L., hordeolus, a sty in the eye, dim. of hordeum, barley] h. externum inflammation of the sebaceous gland of an eyelash. SYN: sty, stye. h. internum an acute purulent … Medical dictionary