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noun
A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Meibomian cyst
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma
History
From Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), diminutive of χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).
Across languages
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