Words Like HORDEOLUM

We have put together a list of words that are similar to HORDEOLUM.

2 Alternative Words Similar to hordeolum

1 Sty Noun Synonym Words Like Sty

2 Stye Noun Synonym Words Like Stye

4 definitions of hordeolum

1 A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty.

2 an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

3 In pathology, a sty or small inflammatory tumor on the edge of the eyelid.

4 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.

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