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Meibomian

Mei-bo′mi-an

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Adj.
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by,
Meibomius
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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.

Definition 2024


Meibomian

Meibomian

See also: meibomian

English

Adjective

Meibomian (comparative more Meibomian, superlative most Meibomian)

  1. Of or relating to Heinrich Meibom (doctor) (Meibomius; 1638–1700), German physician and scholar.

Derived terms

meibomian

meibomian

See also: Meibomian

English

Adjective

meibomian (comparative more meibomian, superlative most meibomian)

  1. Alternative form of Meibomian