hordeolum


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hordeolum

(ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm)
n
(Veterinary Science) a medical name for a stye of the eye
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sty1

(staɪ)

n., pl. sties, n.
1. an enclosure for swine; pigpen.
2. a filthy place or abode.
v.t.
3. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty.
v.i.
4. to live in or as if in a sty.
[before 1000; Old English stī in stī-fearh sty-pig, probably identical with stig- in stigweard steward]

sty2

or stye

(staɪ)

n., pl. sties or styes.
a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.
[1610–20; by false division of Middle English styanye sty (styan (Old English stīgend sty, literally, rising) + ye eye), taken to be sty on eye]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hordeolum - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelidhordeolum - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
eye infection, sty, stye
infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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Translations

hor·de·o·lum

n. hordeolo, orzuelo.
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