{"id":49616,"date":"2020-10-13T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=49616"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:07:50","slug":"meibomian-gland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/meibomian-gland\/","title":{"rendered":"Meibomian gland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sebaceous gland on the posterior margin of each eyelid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sebaceous gland on the edge of the eyelid which secretes a liquid to lubricate the eyelid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sebaceous glands located in the tarsi of the eyelids, whose ducts empty into the lid margins.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sebaceous glands at the edges of the eyelids that secrete sebum from their ducts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Small sebaceous glands that lie under the conjunctiva of the eyelids.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Numerous glands within the tarsal plates of the eyelids. 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