MEIBOMIAN GLAND


Meaning of MEIBOMIAN GLAND in English

(ˈ)mī|bōmēən, -myən- noun

Usage: often capitalized M

Etymology: Heinrich Meibom died 1700 German physician + English -ian

: one of the long sebaceous glands of the eyelids that discharge a fatty secretion which lubricates the lids

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