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A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
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chalazion
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chalazion is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: Meibomian cyst ]
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.
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."