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CHALAZION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Synonyms:
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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