hordeolum

[ hawr-dee-uh-luhm ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural hor·de·o·la [hawr-, dee, -, uh, -l, uh].

1. sty ².

hordeolum

/ ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm /

noun

1. a medical name for a stye of the eye

Word History and Origins

Origin of hordeolum¹

1800–10; < New Latin, alteration of Late Latin hordeolus, equivalent to Latin horde ( um ) barley + -olus, -olum -ole ¹