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)

(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
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 (file)

Noun

chalazion m (plural chalazions)

chalaze

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