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gland of Moll

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gland of Moll (noun)
  2. Moll's gland (noun)

gland of Moll

noun \-ˈmōl, -ˈmȯl, -ˈmäl\

Definition of GLAND OF MOLL

: any of the small glands near the free margin of each eyelid regarded as modified sweat glands—called also Moll's gland

Biographical Note for GLAND OF MOLL

Moll \ˈmȯl\ , Jacob Antonius (1832–1914), Dutch ophthalmologist. In about 1865 Moll wrote the first satisfactory description of the glands that now bear his name.