1. SYN: chalazion. 2. Suspensory ligament of the yolk in a bird's egg. [G. hail; a small tubercle, a sty (Galen)]
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cha·la·za kə-'lā-zə, -'laz-ə n, pl -zae -.zē or -zas either of a pair of spiral bands in the white of a bird's egg that extend from the yolk and attach to opposite ends of the lining membrane
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cha·la·za (kə-laґzə) [Gr. “lumpâ€] a spiral band of albumin extending from either end of the yolk of a bird's egg to the shell.Medical dictionary. 2011.