chalazion [kuh -ley -zee-uh n]
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noun, plural cha·la·zi·a [kuh -ley -zee-uh ] /kəˈleɪ zi ə/ Ophthalmology sty2 .Show More
Origin of chalazion 1700–10; <
Greek, diminutive of
chálaza; see
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British Dictionary definitions for chalazion a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland Also called: meibomian cyst Show More
Word Origin for chalazion C18: from Greek: a small chalaza
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Word Origin and History for 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."
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