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MeSH Heading: Meibomian Glands
Tree Number(s): A09.371.337.614; A10.336.827.600
Unique ID: D008537
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008537
Annotation: diseases: coordinate with EYELID DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with EYELID NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm; inflammation = MEIBOMITIS
Scope Note: The sebaceous glands situated on the inner surface of the eyelids between the tarsal plates and CONJUNCTIVA.
Entry Term(s): Glandulae Tarsales; Tarsal Glands
NLM Classification #: WW 205
See Also: Chalazion
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under EYELIDS 1975-90
Online Note: search EYELIDS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under EYELIDS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Meibomian Glands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025