MEIBOMIAN GLAND
\me͡ɪbˈə͡ʊmi͡ən ɡlˈand], \meɪbˈəʊmiən ɡlˈand], \m_eɪ_b_ˈəʊ_m_iə_n ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\
Definitions of MEIBOMIAN GLAND
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a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"
By Princeton University
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