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Definition of Hordeolum
1. Noun. An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
Definition of Hordeolum
1. n. A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty.
Definition of Hordeolum
1. Noun. stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid. ¹
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Definition of Hordeolum
1. a swelling of the eyelid [n -LA]
Medical Definition of Hordeolum
1. A swelling in the eyelid that results from the plugging of a eyelid gland. A stye. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hordeolum
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