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A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Answer for the clue "A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked ", 9 letters:
chalazion
Word definitions for chalazion in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
small tumor in the eyelid, 1708, from Greek khalazion , diminutive of khalaza "hail, hailstone; small lump or knot; pimple," from PIE root *gheled- "hail."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chalazion is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chalazion \Cha*la"zi*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dim. of ? hail, pimple.] (Med.) A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: Meibomian cyst ]