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for stye
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Stye \Stye\, n.
See Sty, a boil.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sty \Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on
eye, AS. st[imac]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or
swelling (eye), p. p. of st[imac]gan to rise. See Sty, v.
i.] (Med.)
An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.
[Written also stye.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
stye
n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty,
hordeolum, eye infection]
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