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Meibomian   Listen
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Meibomian  adj.  (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.
Meibomian glands, the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the adjacent parts.






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"Meibomian" Quotes from Famous Books



... authority for such a statement? Do they not know that such a contention is in direct opposition to physiological law? Does bathing the external surface of the body prevent the further excretion of perspiration; or bathing the eyes destroy the functions of the Meibomian glands? Does the drinking of water prevent any further discharge of saliva into the mouth, or of gastric juice into the stomach? If the washing away of a secretion destroyed the power of the secreting gland, human existence would be ...
— The Royal Road to Health • Chas. A. Tyrrell



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