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chalazion
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chalazion /cha·la·zi·on/ (kah-la´ze-on) pl. chala´zia, chalazions   [Gr.] a small eyelid mass due to inflammation of a meibomian gland.
cha·la·zi·on (k-lz-n, -n)
n.
A cyst of a tarsal gland.

chalazion (ch·laˑ·zē·n),
n nonmalignant swelling in the eyelid area due to an obstruction of or malfunctioning meibomian gland.
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Chalazion.

chalazion
a small eyelid mass resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland. Called also meibomian cyst.

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