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Abstract
The sebaceous glands situated on the inner surface of the eyelids between the tarsal plates and CONJUNCTIVA.
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- Glandulae Tarsales
- Tarsal Glands
- Gland, Meibomian
- Gland, Tarsal
- Meibomian Gland
- Tarsal Gland
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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diseases: coordinate with EYELID DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with EYELID NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm; inflammation = MEIBOMITIS
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History Note
91(75); was see under EYELIDS 1975-90
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Meibomian Glands. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008537. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008537
- Meibomian Glands. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meibomian_gland
- Meibomian Glands. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425513