BRUNNER'S GLAND


Meaning of BRUNNER'S GLAND in English

any of the glands in the submucosal layer of the duodenum, secreting an alkaline fluid into the small intestine.

[ after Swiss anatomist Johann Conrad Brunner (1653-1727), who described them in 1687 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .