hordeolum

English

noun

Definitions

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hordeolus (little barley, stye).

Origin

Latin

hordeolus

Gloss

little barley, stye

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Cognates and derived terms

hordeolus Latin
hordeum Latin
orzaiolo Italian
hordéolo Portuguese
orizó Galician
orçuelo Old Spanish