Etymology

Harderian gland

Today it means: A gland found within the eye's orbit in vertebrates that possess a nictitating membrane. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.