English Explanatory Dictionary

Bowman's gland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An olfactory gland consisting of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium.

Word forms

Bowman's gland Bowman's glands

Etymology

Named after the surgeon and anatomist Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet.

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