hordeolum
[hawr-
dee
-
uh
-l
uh
m]
/hɔrˈdi ə ləm/
noun
,
plural
hordeola
[hawr-
dee
-
uh
-l
uh
]
/hɔrˈdi ə lə/
(
Show IPA
).
Pathology
1.
sty
2
.
Origin
1800-10;
<
Neo-Latin,
alteration of
Late Latin
hordeolus,
equivalent to
Latin
horde
(
um
) barley +
-olus, -olum
-ole
1
British Dictionary definitions for
hordeolum
hordeolum
/
ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm
/
noun
1.
a medical name for a stye of the eye
hordeolum
in Medicine
hordeolum
hor·de·o·lum (hôr-dē'ə-ləm)
n.
pl.
hor·de·o·la
(-lə)
See
sty
.