Anat. [So called from their discoverer Brunner, a Swiss anatomist 1653–1727.] Small racemose mucous glands situated in the upper part of the small intestine in mammals and certain fishes.
1860. in Mayne, Exp. Lex.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Brunner’s glands: duodenal glands…. They secrete a viscid fluid containing mucus … whose purpose is not known.
