meibomian : Idioms & Phrases
meibomian cyst
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noun a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked
chalazion.
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meibomian gland
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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
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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.