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Noun: tarsal gland
  1. A long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
    "bacterial infection of a tarsal gland produces a stye";
    - Meibomian gland

Derived forms: tarsal glands

Type of: glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland

Encyclopedia: Tarsal gland