Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hordeolum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horde-olum
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hordeolus, diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus, referring to its resemblance to a grain of barley in appearance and size.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: hordeolus

Inflected Forms

hordeola (plural)

Synonyms

sty stye eye infection

Questions

What does hordeolum mean?: 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.
Where does hordeolum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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