chalazion

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/kəˈleɪzi.ən/

noun

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

Similar
Meibomian cyst
OriginLate Latin chalazion ← Ancient Greek χαλάζιον →
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Meanings

nounchalazion (plural chalazions or chalazia)

plural chalazions · plural chalazia

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

Similar
Meibomian cyst
Broader
sebaceous cystpilar cystwen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχαλάζιον
  2. Late Latinchalazion
  3. Englishchalazion

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

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Translations

Catalan calazi
  • calazia cyst in the eyelid
Dutch chalazion, hagelkorreltje
  • chalaziona cyst in the eyelid
  • hagelkorreltjea cyst in the eyelid
  • porosea cyst in the eyelid
German Chalazion, Hagelkorn
  • Chalaziona cyst in the eyelid
  • Hagelkorna cyst in the eyelid
Greek χαλάζιο
  • χαλάζιο (chalázio)a cyst in the eyelid
Icelandic augnaþrymill
  • augnaþrymilla cyst in the eyelid
Irish calaisín
  • calaisína cyst in the eyelid
Italian calazio
  • calazioa cyst in the eyelid
Japanese 霰粒腫
  • 霰粒腫 (sanryūshu)a cyst in the eyelid
Korean 콩다래끼
  • 콩다래끼 (kongdaraekki)a cyst in the eyelid
Persian ژاله چشم
  • ژاله چشم (žāle-ye čašm)a cyst in the eyelid
Polish gradówka
  • gradówkaa cyst in the eyelid
Portuguese calázio
  • calázioa cyst in the eyelid
Spanish chalación, ansuelo
  • chalacióna cyst in the eyelid
  • ansueloa cyst in the eyelid
Swedish meibomsk cysta, chalazion
  • meibomsk cystaa cyst in the eyelid
  • chalaziona cyst in the eyelid
  • konjunktivalt granuloma cyst in the eyelid
Vietnamese chắp
  • chắpa cyst in the eyelid
Cite this entry
APA

chalazion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalazion

MLA

“chalazion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalazion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalazion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalazion.

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