chalazion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈleɪzi.ən/

Noun

chalazion (plural chalazions or chalazia)

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

Related terms

• chalaza

Translations

a cyst in the eyelid

• Catalan: calazi m
• Dutch: chalazion, hagelkorreltje (nl) n, porose
• German: Chalazion n, Hagelkorn (de) n
• Greek: χαλάζιο (el) n (chalázio)
• Icelandic: augnaþrymill m
• Irish: calaisín m
• Italian: calazio (it) m
• Japanese: 霰粒腫 (さんりゅうしゅ, sanryūshu)
• Korean: 콩다래끼 (kongdaraekki)
• Portuguese: calázio (pt) m
• Spanish: chalación m, ansuelo m (America)
• Swedish: meibomsk cysta (sv) c, chalazion (sv) c, konjunktivalt granulom (sv) n

Further reading

• chalazion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.la.zjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

chalazion m (plural chalazions)

1. chalaze