See Also: bistoury(medicine)
bistoury(dictionary)

meibomian (iou) and bistoury (iou)


meibomian (iou)



meibomian adjective. E19.
[from H. Meibom (1638-1700), German anatomist: see -IAN.]
Anatomy. Pertaining to or designating various large sebaceous glands of the human eyelid, whose infection results in chalazia.
meibomian cyst = CHALAZION.

bistoury (iou)



bistoury noun. M18.
[French bistouri, earlier bistorie dagger, of unkn. origin.]
A surgeon's knife with a straight or curved narrow blade.