stye

IPA: stˈaɪ

noun

  • (pathology) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
  • Archaic form of sty (“shelter for pigs”). [A pen or enclosure for swine.]
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Examples of "stye" in Sentences

  • Surgery is the last resort in stye treatment.
  • Stye prevention is closely related to proper hygiene.
  • The condition can sometimes lead to a chalazion or a stye.
  • A chalazion or meibomian cyst can sometimes be mistaken for a stye.
  • It's just a stye and it should clear itself fully in a matter of days.
  • The article is riddled with this stye and in my opinion needs rewriting.
  • In the article it is said that a stye lasts from up to 3 weeks to 2 years.
  • The devil has a stye in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar's daughter.
  • A system like this would make both lists AND current stye categories obsolete.

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