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Krause's glands

Krause's glands noun: small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.

Noun

Krause's glands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.

Origin of Krause's glands

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

Questions about Krause's glands

What does Krause's glands mean?
Krause's glands means small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.
What part of speech is Krause's glands?
Krause's glands is a noun.

Words near Krause's glands in the dictionary

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  2. kraurosis vulvae
  3. kraurotic
  4. Kraus
  5. Krause
  6. Krause's glands
  7. Krause's sedge
  8. Krauser
  9. Krausers
  10. Krauses
  11. Kraushaar

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