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Tissues > Exocrine Glands > Sebaceous Glands > Meibomian Glands
Integumentary System > Skin > Sebaceous Glands > Meibomian Glands
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Eyelids > Meibomian Glands
Sense Organs > Eye > Eyelids > Meibomian Glands

Preferred term

Meibomian Glands  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gland, Tarsal
  • Glandulae Tarsales
  • Tarsal Gland
  • Tarsal Glands

Note

  • diseases: coordinate with EYELID DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with EYELID NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm

Scope note

  • The sebaceous glands situated on the inner surface of the eyelids between the tarsal plates and CONJUNCTIVA.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under EYELIDS 1975-90

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • glandula tarsalis
  • luomitukirauhanen
  • Meibom
  • Meibomin rauhanen
  • Meibomin rauhaset
  • silmäluomen tukirauhanen
  • silmäluomen tukirauhaset
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008537

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