MEIBOMIAN
Adjective
meibomian (comparative more meibomian, superlative most meibomian)
Alternative form of Meibomian
Etymology
Adjective
Meibomian (comparative more Meibomian, superlative most Meibomian)
Of or relating to Heinrich Meibom (doctor) (Meibomius; 1638–1700), German physician and scholar.
Source: Wiktionary
Mei*bo"mi*an, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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