Aegilops
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aegilops is a noun meaning An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
Meaning
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
Example Sentences
If the ægilops be neglected, it bursts, and degenerates into a fistula, which eats into the bone.
The ægilops is an apostematous swelling between the great canthus and the nose ; and it is an affection difficult to cure, owing to the thinness of the bodies, and the fear of injuring the eye by sympathy.
1829, Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, And Practical Mechanics, Volume I: A to America, If the ægilops be accompanied with an inflammation, it is supposed to take its rise from the abundance of blood, which a plethoric habit discharges on the corner of the eye.
Word Forms
- aegilopses
Related Words
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