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chalazion
cha·la·zi·on [ kə láyzee ən ] (plural cha·la·zi·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
medicine 
Same as  meibomian cyst
[Early 18th century. < Greek khalazion "small lump" < khalaza "hail"]
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