SINCE 1828
mei·bo·mian gland
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Medical Definition of meibomian gland
: one of the long sebaceous glands of the eyelids that discharge a fatty secretion which lubricates the eyelids
— called also tarsal gland
— see chalazionComments on meibomian gland
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