stye

/stai/

Thân thiện

A child has a small stye on their lower eyelid.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, painful lump on the edge of the eyelid: A stye is a localized, bacterial infection of an oil gland or hair follicle at the base of an eyelash. It appears as a red, tender, and often pus-filled bump.

Usage

• A stye typically develops on the outside of the eyelid but can sometimes form on the inner surface.
• It is a common, usually minor, eye condition.
• The word is often used in medical or everyday health contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I can't wear my contact lenses because I have a stye on my lower eyelid.
  • Applying a warm compress can help a stye heal faster.
  • The doctor said the stye should drain on its own within a few days.

Advanced Usage

• "To come to a head": While not exclusive to a stye, this phrase can describe when a stye forms a visible point of pus, indicating it is ready to drain.
  • The stye came to a head overnight.

Variants and Related Words

• Sty (noun): An alternative, less common spelling of "stye".
• Hordeolum (noun): The medical term for a stye.
• Chalazion (noun): A related but different condition involving a blocked oil gland in the eyelid, which is typically less painful and not an infection.

Synonyms

• Hordeolum: (Medical synonym)
• Eyelid bump: (Descriptive synonym)

Related Phrases

• "To get a stye": To develop this infection.
  • She thinks she got a stye from using old eye makeup.
• "A stye in the eye": A common phrasing to specify the location.
  • He was bothered by a stye in his eye all week.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sty
• hordeolum
• eye infection