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Chalazion (Lump in Eyelid) (cont.)

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internal hordeolum, meibomian cyst, tarsal cyst, sty, eyelid lump, modified sweat gland in the eyelid, eyelid swelling, eyelid bump, chalazion, lipogranuloma, conjunctiva granuloma

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A chalazion (Greek for hailstone) is a lipogranuloma of either a meibomian gland or a Zeis gland.

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