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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..
Use hordeolum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hordeolum means 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..
Common synonyms include sty, stye, eye infection.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hordeolum where its definition matches the intended context.
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