chalazion

[ kuh-ley-zee-uhn ]

noun,plural cha·la·zi·a [kuh-ley-zee-uh]. /kəˈleɪ zi ə/.
  1. Ophthalmology. sty2.

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Origin of chalazion

1
1700–10; <Greek, diminutive of chálaza;see chalaza

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British Dictionary definitions for chalazion

chalazion

/ (kəˈleɪzɪən) /


noun
  1. a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland: Also called: meibomian cyst

Origin of chalazion

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C18: from Greek: a small chalaza

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