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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sty, stye, eye infection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infection
History
Borrowed from Latin hordeolus, diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus, referring to its resemblance to a grain of barley in appearance and size.
