chalazion
pronunciation
How to pronounce chalazion in British English: UK [kə'leɪzɪən]
How to pronounce chalazion in American English: US [kə'leɪzɪrn]
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- Noun:
- a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Word Origin
- chalazion (n.)
- small tumor in the eyelid, 1708, from Greek khalazion, diminutive of khalaza "hail, hailstone; small lump or knot; pimple," from PIE root *gheled- "hail."