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chalazion

/kəˈleɪzi.ən/

chalazion noun: a cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.

Noun

chalazion (plural chalazions or chalazia)

  1. A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.

chalazion meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

chalazion in Tamil

கண் இமை வீக்கம், இம புகுடு, இமைப்புருடு

chalazion in Persian

a cyst in the eyelid
ژاله چشم žāle-ye čašm

chalazion in Vietnamese

a cyst in the eyelid
chắp

Forms of chalazion

pluralchalazions
pluralchalazia

Origin of chalazion

From Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), diminutive of χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).

Questions about chalazion

What does chalazion mean?
Chalazion means a cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
What is chalazion in Tamil?
Chalazion in Tamil is கண் இமை வீக்கம், இம புகுடு, இமைப்புருடு. See Chalazion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chalazion?
Chalazion is a noun.
How do you pronounce chalazion?
Chalazion is pronounced /kəˈleɪzi.ən/.
What is the plural of chalazion?
The plural of chalazion is chalazions.

Words near chalazion in the dictionary

  1. chalazas
  2. chalaze
  3. chalazes
  4. chalazia
  5. chalaziferous
  6. chalazion
  7. chalazions
  8. chalazoderma
  9. chalazogam
  10. chalazogamic
  11. chalazogamous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chalazion (page history and authors); chalazion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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