hordeolum

hordeolum

(ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm)

n

(Veterinary Science) a medical name for a stye of the eye

sty¹

(staɪ)

n., pl. sties, n.

1. an enclosure for swine; pigpen.

2. a filthy place or abode.

v.t.

3. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty.

v.i.

4. to live in or as if in a sty.

[before 1000; Old English stī in stī-fearh sty-pig, probably identical with stig- in stigweard steward]

sty²

or stye

(staɪ)

n., pl. sties or styes.

a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.

[1610–20; by false division of Middle English styanye sty (styan (Old English stīgend sty, literally, rising) + ye eye), taken to be sty on eye]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hordeolum - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid eye infection, sty, stye infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Translations

hor·de·o·lum

n. hordeolo, orzuelo.