Moll glands
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Moll glands — (mol) [Jacob Antonius Moll, Dutch ophthalmologist, 1832–1914] glandulae ciliares … Medical dictionary
Glands of Moll — Glands of Moll, also known as ciliary glands , are modified apocrine sweat glands that are found on the margin of the eyelid. They are next to the base of the eyelashes, and anterior to the Meibomian glands within the distal eyelid margin. These… … Wikipedia
Glands of Zeis — are unilobar sebaceous glands located on the margin of the eyelid. The glands of Zeis service the eyelash. These glands produce an oily substance that is issued through the excretory ducts of the sebaceous lobule into the middle portion of the… … Wikipedia
Moll — Jacob A., Dutch oculist, 1832–1914. See M. glands, under gland … Medical dictionary
Gland of Moll — Glands of Moll, also known as ciliary glands, are modified apocrine sweat glands that are found on the margin of the eyelid. They are next to the base of the eyelashes, and anterior to the Meibomian glands within the distal eyelid margin. These… … Wikipedia
gland of Moll — mōl, mȯl, mäl n any of the small glands near the free margin of each eyelid regarded as modified sweat glands called also Moll s gland Moll mȯl Jacob Antonius (1832 1914) Dutch ophthalmologist. In about 1865 Moll wrote the first satisfactory… … Medical dictionary
gland of moll — ˈmōl, ȯ , ä Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after Jacob A. Moll died 1914 Du. ophthalmologist : any of the small glands near the free margin of each eyelid regarded as modified sweat glands … Useful english dictionary
glándulas de Moll — Eng. Moll s glands Ver glándulas ciliares … Diccionario de oftalmología
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Eyelash — An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of the eyelid. Eyelashes protect the eye from debris and perform some of the same function as whiskers do on a cat or a mouse in the sense that they are sensitive to being… … Wikipedia
