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hordeolum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hordeolum has 1 sense
- hordeolum(n = noun.state) eye infection, sty, stye - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid; Array is a kind of infection
CIDE DICTIONARY
hordeolum, n. [NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley.].
A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. [1913 Webster]
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