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meibomian gland

meibomian gland noun: a sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.

Noun (1)

meibomian gland (plural meibomian glands)

  1. A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
    Synonyms:
    tarsal gland

Noun (2) capitalized: Meibomian gland

Meibomian gland (plural Meibomian glands)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of meibomian gland.

Synonyms of meibomian gland

Forms of meibomian gland

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alternative formMeibomian gland
pluralMeibomian glands

Origin of meibomian gland

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).

Questions about meibomian gland

What does meibomian gland mean?
Meibomian gland means a sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
What part of speech is meibomian gland?
Meibomian gland is a noun.
What is the plural of meibomian gland?
The plural of meibomian gland is meibomian glands.

Words near meibomian gland in the dictionary

  1. meibograph
  2. meibographic
  3. meibographs
  4. meibography
  5. meibomian
  6. meibomian gland
  7. meibomian glands
  8. meibomianitis
  9. meibomitis
  10. meibos
  11. meiboscore

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