From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the fungi genus, see Chalazion (fungus) . A chalazion (/kÉËleÉªziÉn/ ; plural chalazia /kÉËleÉªziÉ/), also known as a meibomian gland lipogranuloma, is a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland, usually on the upper eyelid.Chalazia differ from styes (hordeola) in that they are subacute and usually painless nodules.rom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the fungi genus, see Chalazion (fungus) . A chalazion (/kÉËleÉªziÉn/ ; plural chalazia /kÉËleÉªziÉ/), also known as a meibomian gland lipogranuloma, is a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland, usually on the upper eyelid.
The nucleus, chloroplast, and mitochondria have in common is that they are membrane-bound organelles in a cell.
Like mitochondria, chloroplasts are surrounded by an inner and an outer membrane. 2. Chloroplasts carry out photosynthesis, the process of converting light energy to chemical energy stored in the bonds of sugar. 3. Chloroplasts replicate giving rise to new chloroplasts as they grow and divide.