Preferred Name |
Chalazion |
Synonyms |
Meibomian gland lipogranuloma |
Definitions |
A chronic epithelioid cell granulomatous inflammation of the meibomian gland caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland. A chalazion or meibomian cyst appears as a painless tuberous swelling in the upper lid without loss of eyelashes. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010605 |
creation_date |
2009-10-27T10:58:24Z |
creator |
sandra1 |
database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0007933 MSH:D017043 SNOMEDCT_US:1482004 |
definition |
A chronic epithelioid cell granulomatous inflammation of the meibomian gland caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland. A chalazion or meibomian cyst appears as a painless tuberous swelling in the upper lid without loss of eyelashes. |
has_exact_synonym |
Meibomian gland lipogranuloma |
has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
id |
HP:0010605 |
label |
Chalazion |
notation |
HP:0010605 |
prefLabel |
Chalazion |
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subClassOf |