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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]
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Brunner's gland
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Brunner's gland — Brun·ner s gland bru̇n ərz n any of the compound racemose glands in the submucous layer of the duodenum that secrete alkaline mucus and a potent proteolytic enzyme called also duodenal gland, gland of Brunner Brunner Johann Conrad (1653 1727)… … Medical dictionary
brunner's gland — ˈbru̇nə(r)z noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Johann C. Brunner died 1727 Swiss anatomist : any of certain compound racemose glands in the submucous layer of the duodenum secreting alkaline mucus and a potent proteolytic enzyme * … Useful english dictionary
Brunner's glands — Section of duodenum. (Duodenal glands in submucosa labeled at right, fourth from the top.) Latin glandulae duodenales Gray s … Wikipedia
gland of Brunner — n BRUNNER S GLAND … Medical dictionary
gland of brunner — Usage: usually capitalized B : brunner s gland … Useful english dictionary
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Brunner — Johann C., Swiss anatomist, 1653–1727. See B. glands, under gland … Medical dictionary
Johann Conrad Brunner — (1653 1727) was a Swiss anatomist from Diessenhofen. He studied medicine in Schaffhausen, Strasbourg and Paris. At Schaffhausen he studied under Johann Jakob Wepfer (1620 1695), who was also his father in law. Beginning in 1686 he was a professor … Wikipedia
duodenal gland — du·o·de·nal gland .d(y)ü ə dēn əl , d(y)u̇ äd ən əl n BRUNNER S GLAND … Medical dictionary
duodenal gland — noun : brunner s gland … Useful english dictionary
