{Meibomian glands}, 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
meibomian — /mī bōˈmi ən/ adjective Of or relating to the sebaceous glands of the eyelid ORIGIN: H Meibom (1638–1700), German anatomist … Useful english dictionary
meibomian — Attributed to or described by Meibom. * * * mei·bo·mi·an (mi boґme ən) named for Heinrich Meibom, German anatomist, 1638–1700, as meibomian stye … Medical dictionary
Meibomian gland — Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus and openings of tarsal (meibomian) glands. Latin glandulae tarsales Gray s … Wikipedia
Meibomian glands — Meibomian Mei*bo mi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius. [1913 Webster] {Meibomian glands}, the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meibomian cyst — A cyst of the little glands in the tarsus (part of the framework) of the eyelids that make a lubricant which they discharge through their tiny openings in the edges of the lids. The lubricant is a fatty substance called sebum characteristic of… … Medical dictionary
Meibomian glands — Little glands in the eyelids that make a lubricant which they discharge through their tiny openings in the edges of the lids. The lubricant is a fatty substance called sebum characteristic of sebaceous glands. The meibomian glands can become… … Medical dictionary
meibomian stye — a stye involving a meibomian gland, usually draining through the conjunctival surface of the lid … Medical dictionary
Meibomian cyst — noun a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked • Syn: ↑chalazion • Hypernyms: ↑sebaceous cyst, ↑pilar cyst, ↑wen, ↑steatocystoma … Useful english dictionary
Meibomian gland — noun a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye • Syn: ↑tarsal gland • Hypernyms: ↑sebaceous gland, ↑sebaceous follicle, ↑glandulae sebaceae * * * (ˈ)mī|bōmēən, myən … Useful english dictionary
meibomian — mei·bo·mian … English syllables
