Bowman's gland
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gland of Bowman — gland of Bow·man bō mən n any of the tubular and often branched glands occurring beneath the olfactory epithelium of the nose called also Bowman s gland, olfactory gland W. Bowman see BOWMAN S CAPSULE … Medical 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
gland of bowman — ˈbōmən Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Sir William Bowman died 1892 English ophthalmic surgeon : any one of the tubular and often branched glands occurring beneath the sensory epithelium of the nose … Useful english dictionary
Bowman — Sir William, English ophthalmologist, anatomist, and physiologist, 1816–1892. See B. capsule, B. disks, under disk, B. gland, B. membrane, B. muscle, B. probe, B. space … Medical dictionary
olfactory gland — n GLAND OF BOWMAN … Medical dictionary
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