- bowman's glands
- noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized B: branching tubular glands in the olfactory mucous membrane
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Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet — Infobox Scientist name = Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet box width = image width = 150px caption = Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet birth date = July 20, 1816 birth place = Nantwich, Cheshire, England death date = March 29, 1892 death place =… … Wikipedia
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Nasal glands — The nasal glands are the seromucous glands in the respiratory region of the nasal mucous membrane.[1] The three major types of nasal glands are anterior serous glands, seromucous glands, and Bowman glands.[2] Contents 1 Glands 1.1 … Wikipedia
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 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
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excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree… … Universalium
