Found 2 items, similar to Meibomian glands.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Meibomian gland Meibomian gland n : a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; “bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye” [syn: tarsal gland]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Meibomian glands Meibomian \Mei*bo"mi*an\, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]