A modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of an eyelid, responsible for the supply of meibum. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meibomian_gland https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0123813611 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20664693 ]

Synonyms: gland of Meibom glandula tarsales Meibomian gland

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim

has related synonym

palpebral gland

tarsoconjunctival gland

id

UBERON:0001818