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noun
A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of meibomian gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tarsal gland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sebaceous gland, sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae
History
Named after 17th century German physician Johann Heinrich Meibom, who provided the first comprehensive description of the glands in his 1666 work De Vasis Palpebrarum Novis Epistola (Epistle on the New Vessels of the Eyelids).
Across languages
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