Meanings
meibomian gland1
plural meibomian glands · alternative Meibomian gland
- anatomyA sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
Synonyms: tarsal gland
Meibomian gland2
plural Meibomian glands
- Alternative letter-case form of meibomian gland.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after 17ᵗʰ century German physician Johann Heinrich Meibom, who provided the first comprehensive description of the glands in his 1666 work De Vasis Palpebrarum Novis Epistola (Epistle on the New Vessels of the Eyelids).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Meibomova žláza (meibomská, Meibomická)
- Meibomova žláza (meibomská, Meibomická)gland
Finnish Meibomin rauhanen, luomitukirauhanen
- Meibomin rauhanengland
- luomitukirauhanengland
Italian ghiandola di Meibomio
- ghiandola di Meibomiogland
Spanish glándula de Meibomio
- glándula de Meibomiogland
Swedish meibomsk körtel
- meibomsk körtelgland
Cite this entry
meibomian gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meibomian%20gland
“meibomian gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meibomian%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meibomian gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meibomian%20gland.
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