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}]
Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by
Vaffle Invitation Code
Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights
reserved. (2008-2024)