Ciliary glands
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| Ciliary glands | |
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| Latin | glandulae ciliares conjunctivales |
| Gray's | subject #227 1025 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_06/12392330 |
Near the attachment of the eyelashes are the openings of a number of glands, the ciliary glands, arranged in several rows close to the free margin of the lid; they are regarded as enlarged and modified sudoriferous glands.
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Accessory organs of the eye
Eyebrow - Eyelid - Canthus - Eyelash - Ciliary glands - Orbital septum - Plica semilunaris - Meibomian gland
Lacrimal apparatus: Lacrimal lake - Lacrimal gland - Lacrimal canaliculi - Lacrimal punctum - Lacrimal papilla - Nasolacrimal duct
