hordeolum

hor·de·o·lum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawr-dee-uh-luh m]
- /hɔrˈdi ə ləm/
- /hˈɔːdɪˌɒləm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawr-dee-uh-luh m]
- /hɔrˈdi ə ləm/

Definitions of hordeolum word

noun plural hordeolum sty2 . 1
noun hordeolum 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. 1
noun hordeolum a medical name for a stye of the eye 0

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Origin of hordeolum

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10; < New Latin, alteration of Late Latin hordeolus, equivalent to Latin horde(um) barley + -olus, -olum -ole1

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Parts of speech for Hordeolum

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hordeolum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for hordeolum

noun hordeolum

pigpen — a pen for keeping pigs.
dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
shack — a rough cabin; shanty.
pen — a female swan.
den — A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.

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