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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:9909 - hordeolum

Disease Ontology Definition:An eyelid disease that is characterized by an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes. Styes are generally caused by a Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infection.

Synonyms: Boil of eyelid, Furuncle of eyelid, Hordeolum externum, Stye,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0005800 - hordeolum


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): bacterial infectious disease (is_a), eyelid disease (is_a)