Bowman's gland

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Bowman's gland (plural Bowman's glands)

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