Found 2 items, similar to hordeolum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hordeolum hordeolum n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty, stye, eye infection]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hordeolum Hordeolum \Hor*de"o*lum\, n. [NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley.] (Med.) A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. [1913 Webster]