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hordeolum

hordeolum 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.

Noun

hordeolum (plural hordeola)

  1. 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.

hordeolum meaning in Bengali

hordeolum in Bengali

অঞ্জনী

Forms of hordeolum

pluralhordeola

Origin of hordeolum

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

Questions about hordeolum

What does hordeolum mean?
Hordeolum means 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.
What is hordeolum in Bengali?
Hordeolum in Bengali is অঞ্জনী. See Hordeolum meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hordeolum?
Hordeolum is a noun.
What is the plural of hordeolum?
The plural of hordeolum is hordeola.

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