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TARSAL GLANDS [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
glandulae tarsales
Latin, plural
DEF

A sebaceous gland embedded in the tarsal plate of each eyelid, discharging at the edge of the lid near the posterior border.

OBS

Meibomian gland; tarsal gland; palpebral gland; palpebral follicle: terms usually used in the plural.

OBS

glandulae tarsales: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

Key term(s)
  • Meibomian glands
  • tarsal glands
  • palpebral glands
  • palpebral follicles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
glandulae tarsales
Latin, plural
CONT

Les glandes de Meibomius, contenues dans l’épaisseur du tarse des paupières, produisent la couche superficielle lipidique du film lacrymal.

CONT

Les tarses supérieur et inférieur [...] contiennent des glandes tarsales (de Meibomius), glandes sébacées responsables des chalazions, des glandes ciliaires (de Moll), sudoripares, et des glandes sébacées s'ouvrant dans les follicules ciliaires (de Zeiss), responsables de l'orgelet.

OBS

glande de Meibomius; glande tarsale : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

glandulae tarsales : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists).

Key term(s)
  • glandes de Meibomius
  • glandes tarsales

Spanish

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