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Definition of Meibomian cyst
1. Noun. A small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked.
Medical Definition of Meibomian cyst
1. An inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid. Also called a chalazian or a tarsal cyst. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meibomian Cyst
Literary usage of Meibomian cyst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1897)
"Attention being directed to his eye, a small elevation on the upper lid was
apparent, exactly like that produced by an ordinary meibomian cyst. ..."
2. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"meibomian cyst.—These are small cystic growths, appearing on the free margin of
the lid, or on the skin, standing out prominently. They are sebaceous cysts ..."
3. The Commoner Diseases of the Eye: How to Detect and how to Treat Them by Casey Albert Wood, Thomas Adams Woodruff (1904)
"Chalazion or meibomian cyst, and how to remove it.—Blepharitis.—Eczema of the
lid edges.— Entropion. ..."
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