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Harderian gland en · NOUN

Etymology

From Harder + -ian, since first described in 1694 by Swiss anatomist Johann Jacob Harder (1656–1711).

Meanings

  1. A gland found within the eye's orbit in vertebrates that possess a nictitating membrane.

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