HARDERIAN GLAND


Meaning of HARDERIAN GLAND in English

(ˈ)här|dirēən- noun

also harder's gland

Usage: sometimes capitalized H

Etymology: after Johann J. Harder died 1711 Swiss anatomist

: an accessory lacrimal gland on the inner side of the orbit in reptiles and birds but usually degenerate in mammals

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