meibomian : Idioms & Phrases


meibomian cyst

  • noun a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
    chalazion.
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meibomian gland

  • noun a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
    tarsal gland; Meibomian gland.
    • bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye
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Meibomian glands

  • noun a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
    tarsal gland; Meibomian gland.
    • bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye
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  • the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the adjacent parts.
Webster 1913