A person charged with a criminal or traffic offense is called the defendant. The defendant can choose from the pleas of guilty, not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, or no-contest. Entering a plea refers to the judgeâs act of formally noting a defendantâs plea, or âenteringâ it, in the courtâs official file.
A stye or hordeolum is a small, painful lump on the inside or outside of the eyelid. It is actually an abscess filled with pus and is usually caused by a staphylococcus bacteria eye infection. Styes are common with most people experiencing one or two of them at some stage in their life.
WHAT'S A STYE ANYWAY. A stye or sty, medical term hordeolum, is an inflamed swelling that occurs at the edge of an eyelid. Styes first appear as a red painful swelling, and in time, resemble a pimple. Styes are caused by bacterial infection of an oil gland at the base of an eyelash. Styes develop when an abundance of staphylococcus bacteria enters an oil gland and causes infection. The infected gland then becomes clogged with a buildup of white blood cells, water and other fluids. Chalazions are similar to a stye.