HORDEOLUM

sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection

(noun) an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hordeolum (plural hordeola)

stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.

Source: Wiktionary

Hor*de"o*lum, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley.] (Med.)

Definition: A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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