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    CHALAZION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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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