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sebaceous cyst vs chalazion

chalazion vs sebaceous cyst

sebaceous cyst and chalazion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sebaceous cyst Yes No No No
chalazion Yes No No No
As nouns, chalazion is a hyponym of sebaceous cyst; that is, chalazion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sebaceous cyst:
  • sebaceous cyst: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
  • chalazion: a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Other hyponyms of sebaceous cyst include Meibomian cyst.
sebaceous cyst (noun) chalazion (noun)
a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
Difference between sebaceous cyst and chalazion

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