hordeolum
[ hawr-dee-uh-luh m ]
/ hɔrˈdi ə ləm /
noun, plural hor·de·o·la [hawr-dee-uh-luh] /hɔrˈdi ə lə/. Pathology.
sty2.
Origin of hordeolum
1800–10; < New Latin, alteration of Late Latin
hordeolus, equivalent to Latin
horde(um) barley +
-olus, -olum
-ole1
Words nearby hordeolum
horatio alger,
horatius,
horatius cocles,
horde,
hordein,
hordeolum,
hordern,
horeb,
horehound,
horgan,
hori
British Dictionary definitions for hordeolum
hordeolum
/ (ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm) /
noun
a medical name for a stye of the eye
Medical definitions for hordeolum
hordeolum
[ hôr-dē′ə-ləm ]
n. pl. hor•de•o•la (-lə)
sty