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Webster 1913 Edition

aegilops

aeg′i-lops

(ĕj′ĭ-lŏps or ĕ′jĭ-lŏps)

,

Noun.

[L.

aegilopis

, Gr.

αἰγίλωψ

, fr.

αἴξ

, gen.

αἰγός

, goat +

ὤψ

eye.]

1.

(Med.)

An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.

[Written also

egilops

]

AS

Webster 1828 Edition

Aegilops

AE'GILOPS

,

Noun.

[Gr. a goat and the eye.]

A tumor in the corner of the eye, and a plant so called.