meibum
An oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye's tear film. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20664693 ]
Term info
UBPROP 0000009
provides barrier to prevent dessication of cornea[ISBN:0123813611]
UBPROP 0000015
part of surface lipid layer of tear film
has related synonym
tarsal gland secretion
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0019315
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- sebum
- surrounds some tear film
- produced_by some tarsal gland
- adjacent_to some eyeball of camera-type eye
- part of some camera-type eye