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ˈBrunner's glands Anat.
[So called from their discoverer Brunner, a Swiss anatomist 1653–1727.]
Small racemose mucous glands situated in the upper part of the small intestine in mammals and certain fishes.
1860in Mayne Exp. Lex. 1880Syd. Soc. Lex., Brunner's glands: duodenal glands..They secrete a viscid fluid containing mucus..whose purpose is not known. |