hordeolum

[hawr-dee-uh-luh m] /hɔrˈdi ə ləm/

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noun, plural hordeola

[hawr-dee-uh-luh] /hɔrˈdi ə lə/ (Show IPA). Pathology.

sty² .

Origin of hordeolum

Late Latin

1800-1810

1800-10; < New Latin, alteration of Late Latin hordeolus, equivalent to Latin horde(um) barley + -olus, -olum -ole¹

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British Dictionary definitions for hordeolum

hordeolum

/ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm/

noun

a medical name for a stye of the eye

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hordeolum in Medicine

hordeolum hor·de·o·lum (hôr-dē'ə-ləm)
n. pl. hor·de·o·la (-lə)
See sty.

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