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MEIBOMIAN CYST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Meibomian cyst mean?
• MEIBOMIAN CYST (noun)
The noun MEIBOMIAN CYST has 1 sense:
1. a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Familiarity information: MEIBOMIAN CYST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
chalazion; Meibomian cyst
Hypernyms ("Meibomian cyst" is a kind of...):
pilar cyst; sebaceous cyst; steatocystoma; wen (a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked)
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