A modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of an eyelid, responsible for the supply of meibum. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0123813611 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20664693 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meibomian_gland ]
Synonyms: glandula tarsales gland of Meibom Meibomian gland
Term information
- NCIT:C33075
- MESH:D008537
- MA:0001249
- SCTID:280585003
- FMA:59104
- GAID:899
- Wikipedia:Meibomian_gland
- BTO:0004165
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim