Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland

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Difference between Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland

Lacrimal punctum vs. Meibomian gland

The lacrimal punctum (plural puncta) or lacrimal point, is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at the lateral extremity of the lacrimal lake. The Meibomian glands (often written with a small m, and also called tarsal glands) are a holocrine type of exocrine glands, at the rim of the eyelids inside the tarsal plate, responsible for the supply of meibum, an oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye's tear film.

Similarities between Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland

Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Eyelid.

Eyelid

An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects the human eye.

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What Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland have in common
What are the similarities between Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland

Lacrimal punctum and Meibomian gland Comparison

Lacrimal punctum has 13 relations, while Meibomian gland has 23. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 2.78% = 1 / (13 + 23).

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