Found 2 items, similar to stye.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stye stye n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty, hordeolum, eye infection]
English → English (gcide) Definition: stye Sty \Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. st[=i]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p. p. of st[=i]gan to rise. See Sty, v. i.] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also stye.] [1913 Webster]