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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEIBOMIAN GLAND

Named after H. Meibom (1638–1700), German anatomist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND

meibomian gland play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND

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Meibomian gland is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MEIBOMIAN GLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Meibomian gland

The meibomian glands are a special kind of sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids inside the tarsal plate, responsible for the supply of meibum, an oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye's tear film. Meibum prevents tear spillage onto the cheek, trapping tears between the oiled edge and the eyeball, and makes the closed lids airtight. There are approximately 50 glands on the upper eyelids and 25 glands on the lower eyelids.

Definition of meibomian gland in the English dictionary

The definition of meibomian gland in the dictionary is any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEIBOMIAN GLAND

mehndi
Mehta
meibomian cyst
Meiji
meikle
Meilhac
meinie
meiny
meiocyte
meiofauna
meiofaunal
meionite
meioses
meiosis
meiospore
meiotic
meiotically
Meir
meishi

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEIBOMIAN GLAND

adrenal gland
Bank of England
Church of England
Deutschland
endocrine gland
England
gangland
gland
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
Lord Chief Justice of England
mammary gland
Middle England
New England
parathyroid gland
pineal gland
pituitary gland
prostate gland
salivary gland
sweat gland
thyroid gland

Synonyms and antonyms of meibomian gland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meibomian gland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND

Find out the translation of meibomian gland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meibomian gland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meibomian gland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

睑板腺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las glándulas de Meibomio
570 millions of speakers

English

meibomian gland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meibomian ग्रंथि
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الغدة ميبوميوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Meibomian железы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glândula meibomian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেইবোমীয় গ্রন্থি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glandes de Meibomius
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelenjar meibomian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meibom-Drüsen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイボーム腺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

meibomian 동맥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelenjar meibomia
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyến meibomian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெபோபிய சுரப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेइबॅमीयन ग्रंथी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meibomian bezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghiandola di Meibomio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gruczołów Meiboma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Meibomian залози
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glandei meibomiane
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

meibomian αδένα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Meibomian klier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Meiboms körtel
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

meibomian kjertel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meibomian gland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEIBOMIAN GLAND»

The term «meibomian gland» is normally little used and occupies the 124.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEIBOMIAN GLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meibomian gland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEIBOMIAN GLAND»

Discover the use of meibomian gland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meibomian gland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Smolin and Thoft's The Cornea: Scientific Foundations and ...
However, a small pilot study of eight patients with refractory meibomian gland dysfunction received dietary supplements of linoleic and linolenic fatty acids. Their symptoms improved, but slit-lamp examination found minimal change in the  ...
Gilbert Smolin, Charles Stephen Foster, Dimitri T. Azar, 2005
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Dry Eye Disease: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and ...
Additionally, vessels surrounding the meibomian glands are richly innervated.27, 28 Meibomian gland function may, therefore, be under neuronal control through the direct innervation of the meibomian gland acini or through the indirect ...
Penny A. Asbell, Michael A. Lemp, 2011
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Ophthalmology
Definition: Blepharitis is characterized by an intricate relationship between ocular flora and meibomian gland dysfunction leading to signs of lid inflammation, corneal and conjunctival changes, and symptoms of ocular discomfort. Key features ...
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, 2009
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Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 3: Basic ...
ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY, MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION AND EVAPORATIVE DRY EYE We hypothesize that a major reason for the predominance of dry eye syndromes in women is the influence of androgen deficiency on the ...
David A. Sullivan, 2002
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Cornea and Refractive Surgery
Eventually the chronic meibomian gland inflammation leads to meibomian gland dysfunction, and these patients develop a second peak in symptoms from dryness toward the end of the day. Finally, once the meibomian gland inflammation ...
New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology. Session, Daniel A. Long, 1998
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Eye Diseases: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
normal and forced blinking since it is blinking that is the dynamic force that expresses the secretions of the meibomian gland(s) from the duct and through the orifice onto the eyelid margins and the tear film. It would be helpful to utilize a  ...
‎2013
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Biochemistry of the Eye
2.2.6. Lipids The past decade has seen significant advances in our understanding of the meibomian gland and its lipid secretions, due in great part to the development of advanced analytical techniques by two groups of investigators, ...
‎1991
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Ocular Surface Disease: Cornea, Conjunctiva and Tear Film: ...
Meibomian gland disease is one of the most commonly encountered clinical problems and can occur as focal or diffuse involvement of the meibomian glands. Meibomian glands are anatomically located in the tarsal plate of both upper and  ...
Edward J Holland, Mark J Mannis, W. Barry Lee, 2013
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Phacoemulsification: Principles and Techniques
In 1977, McCulley and Sciallis reported that various kinds of bacteria were found in Meibomian glands from patients with chronic blepharitis (mei- bomitis).1 Recently, Ohashi et al. investigated contents of the Meibomian gland of elderly ...
Lucio Buratto, 2003
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Ocular Surface Disease: Medical and Surgical Management
Mathers classification of meibomian gland dysfunction. disease, there is as yet no universal consensus on a definitive classification schema that uniquely categorizes all clinical presentations of blepharitis and meibomian gland disease .35 An ...
Edward J. Holland, Mark J. Mannis, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEIBOMIAN GLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meibomian gland is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keamy Eye And Laser Center Now Offers LipiFlow® By Tearscience …
The blocking of the meibomian glands is a chronic condition called MGD or meibomian gland dysfuntion. This results in evaporative dry eyes. If these glands ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Canaccord Genuity Rating Update on Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc …
... which include Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), discoid lupus, acute anterior uveitis and ocular rosacea with meibomian gland dysfunction. «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»
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North Shore Eye Surgeon David Immanuel, MD Voted 'Top Doctor …
... scarring, band keratopathy, contact related complications, Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster infections, dry eyes, meibomian gland disease, ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
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Analysts Set Aldeyra Therapeutics Target Price at $17.50 (NASDAQ …
... which include Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), discoid lupus, acute anterior uveitis and ocular rosacea with meibomian gland dysfunction. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Aldeyra Therapeutics Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks (ALDX)
... which include Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), discoid lupus, acute anterior uveitis and ocular rosacea with meibomian gland dysfunction. «WKRB News, Jul 15»
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Exciting products on the horizon for dry eye therapy
KP-121 (Kala Pharmaceuticals) is in phase 2 trials, looking at loteprednol etabonate mucus-penetrating particle 0.25% in meibomian gland ... «Healio, Jul 15»
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Three percent diquafosol ophthalmic solution as an additional …
Topical diquafosol for patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction. Br J Ophthalmol 2013; 97: 725–729. | Article | PubMed |. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Canaccord Genuity Recommendation on Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc …
... which include Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), discoid lupus, acute anterior uveitis and ocular rosacea with meibomian gland dysfunction. «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
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Aldeyra Therapeutics Coverage Initiated at Canaccord Genuity (ALDX)
... which include Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), discoid lupus, acute anterior uveitis and ocular rosacea with meibomian gland dysfunction. «The Legacy, Jul 15»
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BLOG: Explaining tearing in dry eye
Indeed, the title of the article pretty much tells the tale: “Increased tear fluid production as a compensatory response to meibomian gland loss. «Healio, Jul 15»

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