Brunner's gland
noun
any of the glands in the submucosal layer of the duodenum, secreting an alkaline fluid into the small intestine.
Origin of Brunner's gland
after Swiss anatomist Johann Conrad
Brunner (1653–1727), who described them in 1687
Medical definitions for brunner's gland
Brunner's gland
[ brun′ərz ]
n.
duodenal gland