chalazion

pronunciation

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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."