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hordeolum

[ hawr-dee-uh-luhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural hor·de·o·la [hawr-, dee, -, uh, -l, uh].

hordeolum

/ ˌhɔːdɪˈəʊləm /

noun

  1. a medical name for a stye of the eye
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hordeolum1

1800–10; < New Latin, alteration of Late Latin hordeolus, equivalent to Latin horde ( um ) barley + -olus, -olum -ole 1
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