eye infection

1. 1.

   an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

   Synonymsstystyehordeolum

   Broaderinfection

Questions about eye infection

What does eye infection mean?

eye infection means "an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid".

What is another word for eye infection?

Close synonyms include sty, stye, hordeolum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.