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stye
/ ²õ³Ù²¹Éª /
noun
- inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid, usually caused by bacteria technical name hordeolum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stye1
C15 styanye (mistakenly taken as sty on eye ), from Old English ²õ³ÙÄ«²µ±ð²Ô»å rising, hence swelling, stye + ye eye
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And they could make an incision to squeeze out a stye.
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An ER doctor told me I had a severe stye – an infection by staphylococcus aureus bacteria of the eyelid – caused by my poor diet and dirty living conditions.
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Wear makeup to bed: Sleeping in eye makeup can clog glands around the eyes, raising your risk of skin irritation, pimples, and styes.
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Bruce Bochy is the most over-rated manager in the major leagues though his corn pone stye seems to transfix every and each urbanized baseball sports writer of America.
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Yankees: CF Aaron Hicks was scratched from the lineup because of a stye in his eye.
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