cha·la·zi·on (k -l  z -n, - n )n. pl. cha·la·zi·a (-z -) A cyst of a tarsal gland. [Greek khalazion, diminutive of khalaza, hard lump, hailstone.] |
chalazion [kəˈleɪzɪən]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland Also called meibomian cyst
[from Greek: a small chalaza]
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| Noun | 1. | chalazion - a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked 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 |
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