Krause's glands

noun

Small mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.

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Meanings

nounKrause's glands pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySmall mucous accessory lacrimal glands found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet.

Origin

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

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Krause's glands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krause's%20glands

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krause's glands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krause's%20glands.

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