Meaning Chalazion
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Chalazion


small tumor in the eyelid, 1708, from Greek khalazion, diminutive of khalaza "hail, hailstone; small lump or knot; pimple," from PIE root *gheled- "hail."
Source: etymonline.com

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Chalazion


(kuh-LAY-zee-un). Inflammed lump in a meibomian gland (in the eyelid). Inflammation usually subsides, but may need surgical removal. Sometimes called an internal hordeolum.
Source: eyeglossary.net

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Chalazion


(n) a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Source: beedictionary.com

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Chalazion


N wart/tubercle on eyelid; sty
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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Chalazion


A cyst on the eyelid due to plugging of the meibomian glands, fat-secreting glands of the eyes.
Source: rosacea.org

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Chalazion


A non-neoplastic Cyst of the Meibomian Glands of the eyelid.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Chalazion


A non-neoplastic cyst of the MEIBOMIAN GLANDS of the eyelid.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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Chalazion


A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked, often easily confused with and misidentified as a stye.
Source: spcp.org (offline)

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Chalazion


A slowly developing lump that forms due to blockage and swelling of an oil gland in the eyelid.
Source: aoa.org (offline)

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Chalazion


A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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