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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked |
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CHALAZION is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | Meibomian cyst |
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| | See Also: | | pilar cyst, sebaceous cyst, steatocystoma, wen |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Also called a Meibomian cyst or a tarsal cyst, a chalazion is an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid. |
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