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hordeolum
[hawr-
dee
-
uh
-l
uh
m]
/hɔrˈdi ə ləm/
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noun
,
plural
hordeola
[hawr-
dee
-
uh
-l
uh
]
/hɔrˈdi ə lə/
(
Show IPA
).
Pathology.
1.
sty
2
.
Origin of
hordeolum
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Late Latin
1800-1810
1800-10;
<
New Latin,
alteration of
Late Latin
hordeolus,
equivalent to
Latin
horde(um
) barley +
-olus, -olum
-ole
1
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British Dictionary definitions for
hordeolum
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hordeolum
/
ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm
/
noun
1.
a medical name for a stye of the eye
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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hordeolum
in Medicine
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hordeolum
hor·de·o·lum (hôr-dē'ə-ləm)
n.
pl.
hor·de·o·la
(-lə)
See
sty
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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