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MEIBOMIAN GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Meibomian gland mean?
• MEIBOMIAN GLAND (noun)
The noun MEIBOMIAN GLAND has 1 sense:
1. a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Familiarity information: MEIBOMIAN GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Meibomian gland; tarsal gland
Context example:
bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye
Hypernyms ("Meibomian gland" is a kind of...):
glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle; sebaceous gland (a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin)
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