The story
Named for the Swiss physician who first described them, Johann Conrad Brunner.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brunner's gland
Today it means: One of the compound tubular submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum which is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter. Their main function is to produce a mucus-rich alkaline secretion to protect the duodenum from acidic chyme and to lubricate the intestinal walls. Full definition →