stye
sty
/ (staɪ) /
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noun plural styes or sties
inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid, usually caused by bacteriatechnical name hordeolum
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Word Origin for stye
C15 styanye (mistakenly taken as sty on eye), from Old English stīgend rising, hence swelling, stye + ye eye
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