Hor-de'o-liŭm, n.
n. [Lat. hordeolus, diminutive of hordeum, barley.] (Med.) A small tumor or boil upon the edge of the eyelid; — so called from its being of the size or shape of a grain of barley; a sty.
n. [Lat. hordeolus, diminutive of hordeum, barley.] (Med.) A small tumor or boil upon the edge of the eyelid; — so called from its being of the size or shape of a grain of barley; a sty.