Krause's glands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.

Word forms

Krause's glands

Etymology

Named after German anatomist Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868).

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