hordeolum

[ hawr-dee-uh-luhm ]
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noun,plural hor·de·o·la [hawr-dee-uh-luh]. /hɔrˈdi ə lə/. Pathology.

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Origin of hordeolum

1
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
  1. a medical name for a stye of the eye

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