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hordeolum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hordeolum \Hor*de"o*lum\, n. [NL., fr L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley.] (Med.) A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hordeolum n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty}, {stye}, {eye infection}]
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