Meibomian glands Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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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  1. 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