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hordeolum
hordeolum (ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm) n (Veterinary Science) a medical name for a stye of the eyesty1 (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] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hordeolum - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelideye infection, sty, styeinfection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Translationshordeolum
hordeolum[hȯr′dē·ə·ləm] (medicine) A furuncular inflammation of the connective tissue of the eyelids near a hair follicle. Also known as sty. hordeolum
hor·de·o·lum (hōr-dē'ō-lŭm), A suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid. [Mod. L., hordeolus, a sty in the eye, dim. of hordeum, barley] hordeolum Sty, see there. hor·de·o·lum (hōr-dē'ŏ-lŭm) A suppurative inflammation of a gland or hair follicle of the eyelid. Synonym(s): sty, stye. [Mod. L., hordeolus, a sty in the eye, dim. of hordeum, barley]hordeolum A STYE. A small staphylococcal infection of the root of an eyelash.hordeolum Related to hordeolum: hordeolum internum, hordeolum externum, internal hordeolumSynonyms for hordeolumnoun an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelidSynonymsRelated Words |