stye

Meaning

Noun

A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

Related

Similar words

hordeolum, powk (dialect)

Origin

First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend, from the verb stīgan + Middle English eie. Equivalent to sty + eye.

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