meibomian gland
meibomian gland · meibomian glands
A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibumA sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
Meaning
1 sensesA sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Named after 17ᵗʰ century German physician Johann Heinrich Meibom, who provided the first cNamed 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).
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Forms
plural: meibomian glandsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids:tarsal gland