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Webster 1913 Edition
Chalazion
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Cha-la′zi-on
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] dim. of [GREEK] hail, pimple.]
(Med.)
A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands.
Definition 2024
chalazion
chalazion
English
Noun
chalazion (plural chalazions or chalazia)
- A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Translations
a cyst in the eyelid
