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Descriptor English: Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Descriptor Spanish: Disfunción de la Glándula de Meibomio
Descriptor disfunción de las glándulas de Meibomio
Entry term(s) disfunción de las GM
Scope note: Disfunción crónica de las GLÁNDULAS TARSALES caracterizada por la alteración de la estabilidad y de la función de la película lagrimal debido a una disminución o a una alteración de la calidad o del contenido de los lípidos de la secreción meibomiana. A menudo se asocia a SÍNDROMES DE OJO SECO de tipo evaporativo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Disfunção da Glândula Tarsal
Descriptor French: Dysfonctionnement des glandes de Meibomius
Entry term(s): Dysfunction, Meibomian Gland
MG Dysfunction
MG Dysfunctions
Meibomian Gland Dysfunctions
Tree number(s): C11.338.780
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080343
Scope note: A chronic dysfunction of MEIBOMIAN GLANDS characterized by altered tear film stability and function due to a decrease or alteration in lipid quality/content in meibum. It is often associated with evaporative-type DRY EYE SYNDROME.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Eyelid Diseases (1980-2019)
Meibomian Glands (1980-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
DeCS ID: 59148
Unique ID: D000080343
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Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/04/08
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction - Preferred
Concept UI M000647098
Scope note A chronic dysfunction of MEIBOMIAN GLANDS characterized by altered tear film stability and function due to a decrease or alteration in lipid quality/content in meibum. It is often associated with evaporative-type DRY EYE SYNDROME.
Preferred term Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Entry term(s) Dysfunction, Meibomian Gland
MG Dysfunction
MG Dysfunctions
Meibomian Gland Dysfunctions



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