chalazion

cha·la·zi·on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-ley-zee-uh n]
- /kəˈleɪ zi ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-ley-zee-uh n]
- /kəˈleɪ zi ən/

Definitions of chalazion word

noun chalazion a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland 3
noun chalazion a chronic sty 3
noun plural chalazion Ophthalmology. sty2 . 1
noun chalazion A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland. 1

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Origin of chalazion

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Greek, diminutive of chálaza; see chalaza

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Parts of speech for Chalazion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chalazion

chalazion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chalazion usage trend in Literature

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