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Meaning of hordeolum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Suomi näärännäppy

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Horder Hordern Vale Hordes hordesman Hordle Hordley

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