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Meibomian gland

Meibomian gland (tarsal gland): large modified sebaceous gland in the eyelid tarsal plate, described by Heinrich Meibom in 1666, secreting meibum holocrinely to form the tear film's lipid layer; its dysfunction (MGD) causes most evaporative dry eye.

Meibomian gland dysfunction

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), chronic obstruction or secretion abnormality of the eyelid oil glands, is the leading cause of evaporative dry eye; pooled prevalence about 36%, treated with warm compresses, antimicrobials, and thermal pulsation devices.

Meican (美餐)

Meican (美餐) is a Chinese enterprise group-catering platform founded in 2011, combining SaaS tools for corporate meal programs with catering supply; its clients include ByteDance, Alibaba, and SF Express.

Meicun Ji

Meicun Ji is the collected poetry and prose of the early Qing poet Wu Weiye, compiled by the author in 1668 and included in the Siku Quanshu.

Meidan Emam, Esfahan

Meidan Emam (Persian: میدان امام), also known as Naqsh-e Jahan Square, is a public square in central Esfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century.

MeidasTouch

MeidasTouch is a progressive American media network founded in 2020 by brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, originally a super PAC, now known for anti-Trump podcasts, viral videos, and mixed reliability ratings.

Meidob Volcanic Field

Meidob Volcanic Field (Meidob Hills), alkaline volcanic field in western Sudan at the NE end of the Darfur volcanic province; 5,000 km2, nearly 700 vents, 7 Ma to 5 ka activity, last eruption 2950 BCE.

Sep 19, 2026

Meidum

Meidum, also spelled Maidum, is a pyramid and necropolis site on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt, attributed to Snefru and known for the first attempt at a true smooth-sided pyramid.

Sep 19, 2026

Meidum pyramid collapse

The Meidum pyramid collapse was the loss of the outer casing and fill of the pyramid at Meidum, Egypt, begun under Huni and completed by Snefru around 2600 BC.

Meige disease

Meige disease, also called lymphedema praecox or hereditary lymphedema II, is a hereditary primary lymphedema causing painless swelling of the legs that usually begins at puberty.

Meigetsuki

Meigetsuki (明月記) is the personal diary of the Japanese poet Fujiwara no Teika, kept from 1180 to 1235 and valued as a source on the early Kamakura period.

Meighen Island

Meighen Island: uninhabited Nunavut island in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canadian Arctic, named for Prime Minister Arthur Meighen (named 1921). Home to the stagnant, shrinking Meighen Ice Cap, a reference glacier monitored since 1960.

Meigs Field

Meigs Field, formally Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport, was a Chicago airport on Northerly Island in Lake Michigan, operating from 1948 until its abrupt closure in 2003.

Meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome (Demons-Meigs syndrome): benign ovarian tumor, usually fibroma, with ascites and pleural effusion that resolve after tumor removal; named for Joe Vincent Meigs, 1937.

Sep 19, 2026

Meihua Group

Meihua Group, also known as Meihua Bio (梅花生物), is a Chinese producer of MSG and amino acids founded by Meng Qingshan in 2002 and headquartered in Langfang, Hebei.

Meijer

Meijer is a family-owned American supercenter chain headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934, it pioneered the supercenter format in 1962 and now runs more than 500 stores.

Meiji bungaku

Meiji bungaku (明治文学), or Meiji literature, is the literature of Japan's Meiji era, 1868 to 1912, when realism, romanticism, and naturalism shaped modern Japanese writing.

Meiji Constitution

The Meiji Constitution (Dai Nihon Teikoku Kenpo), Japan's 1889 imperial constitution, promulgated 11 February 1889, effective 1890, modeled chiefly on the Prussian 1850 constitution, established imperial sovereignty with a Diet, and was replaced in 1947.

Sep 24, 2026

Meiji Criminal Code

The Meiji Criminal Code (刑法), known as the Old Criminal Code, was Japan's first Western-style criminal code, drafted by Gustave Émile Boissonade and in force from 1882 to 1908.

Meiji era (明治時代)

The Meiji era (明治時代), also known as the Meiji period, spans Emperor Meiji's reign over Japan from 1868 to 1912, beginning with the Meiji Restoration.

Meiji government

The Meiji government (明治政府) was the central government of Japan after the Meiji Restoration of 1868, replacing Tokugawa rule, centralizing the state, and promulgating the Meiji Constitution in 1889.

Meiji Restoration (明治維新)

Meiji Restoration (明治維新), also called Meiji Ishin: Japan's 1853–1877 transformation ending Tokugawa rule, abolishing domains in 1871, and building a centralized modern state under the Meiji emperor, culminating in the 1889 constitution.

Meiji Shrine (明治神宮)

Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya ward dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken; its precinct was completed on 1 November 1920.

Oct 10, 2026

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance (明治安田生命保険) is one of Japan's largest mutual life insurers, formed by merging Meiji Life and Yasuda Mutual Life, with roots in firms founded in 1881 and 1880.

Meijin (名人) (shogi)

Meijin (名人), meaning "master", is the oldest and most prestigious of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi, decided each year by a best-of-seven title match.

Meike Evers

Meike Evers (Meike Evers-Rölver), born 1977 in West Berlin, German rower; two Olympic golds in women's quadruple sculls (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), world titles 1997 and 1999, later WADA athlete's commission member and police detective superintendent.