'Hordeolum' definitions:

Definition of 'hordeolum'

(from WordNet)
noun
An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection]

Definition of 'Hordeolum'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]