hordeolum
[ hawr-dee-uh-luhm ]
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Origin of hordeolum
11800–10; <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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