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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)n
(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 | 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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cha·la·zi·on
n. chalazión, quiste del párpado, quiste meiboniano.
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chalazion
n (pl -zia) chalazión mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.