meibomian sty


hor·de·o·lum in·ter·'num

an acute purulent infection of a meibomian (tarsal) gland. Synonym(s): acute chalazion, hordeolum meibomianum, meibomian sty

meibomian sty

An inflammation of a meibomian gland.See also: sty

Meibom,

Hendrik (Heinrich), Dutch anatomist and physician ,1638-1700. meibomian conjunctivitis - obsolete term for a conjunctivitis associated with chronic inflammation of the meibomian glands, with swollen tarsal plates and frothy seborrheic secretion. Synonym(s): seborrheic blepharoconjunctivitismeibomian cyst - a chronic inflammatory granuloma of a meibomian gland. Synonym(s): chalazionmeibomian glands - sebaceous glands embedded in the tarsal plate of each eyelid, discharging at the edge of the lid near the posterior border. Synonym(s): tarsal glandsmeibomian sty - an acute purulent infection of a meibomian (tarsal) gland. Synonym(s): hordeolum internum