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