Hordeolum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hordeolum
       n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty},
            {stye}, {eye infection}]