cha·la·zi·on

(kə-lā′zē-ən, -ŏn′)

n. pl. cha·la·zi·a (-zē-ə)

A cyst of a tarsal gland.

[Greek khalazion, diminutive of khalaza, hard lump, hailstone.]

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chalazion

(kəˈleɪzɪən)

(Pathology) a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland. Also called: meibomian cyst

[C18: from Greek: a small chalaza]

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Noun

chalazion - a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

Meibomian cyst

pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, wen - a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

Translations

cha·la·zi·on

n. chalazión, quiste del párpado, quiste meiboniano.

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chalazion

n (pl -zia) chalazión m

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Se evaluan los parpados y las pestanas, donde se observa tambien si hay edema, redundancia y laxitud de tejidos, presencia de crecimiento anomalo de las pestanas, pestanas ausentes (madarosis), pestanas blancas (poliosis) o, al contrario, supernumerarias y desordenadas (triquiasis); asi mismo, presencia de secreciones que puedan estar adheridas, descamacion o masas que puedan indicar la presencia de orzuelos o chalazion. Se puede palpar el reborde orbitario y los parpados, segun la historia del paciente y los sintomas que esten presentes.

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