CHALAZION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

Synonyms:

chalazion; Meibomian cyst

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("chalazion" is a kind of...):

pilar cyst; sebaceous cyst; steatocystoma; wen (a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked)

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