Brunner's gland

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词形变化

Brunner's glands 复数 Brunner's glands

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One of the compound tubular submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum which is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter. Their main function is to produce a mucus-rich alkaline secretion to protect the duodenum from acidic chyme and to lubricate the intestinal walls.

词源

Named for the Swiss physician who first described them, Johann Conrad Brunner.

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