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MEIBOMIAN CYST

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

• MEIBOMIAN CYST (noun)

Sense 1

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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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