noun
sty; hordeolum
Medical term for a localized infection of the eyelid gland, commonly called a sty. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.
まぶたに麦粒腫ができて、少し痛みます。
I have a sty on my eyelid, and it hurts a little.
眼科で麦粒腫の治療を受けました。
I received treatment for a sty at the eye clinic.
A chalazion, a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the meibomian gland, often confused with a sty but usually painless.
Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'barley'), 粒 (tsubu, 'grain'), and 腫 (shu, 'swelling'), referring to the barley-grain-like appearance of the swelling. The reading ばくりゅうしゅ is the on'yomi reading of the kanji.