Chalazion \Cha*la"zi*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dim. of ? hail, pimple.] (Med.) A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands.
chalazion n : a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: {Meibomian cyst}]