Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowman's gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: bow-man's g-land
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An olfactory gland consisting of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium.

Etymology

Named after the surgeon and anatomist Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet.

Inflected Forms

Bowman's glands (plural)

Questions

What does bowman's gland mean?: An olfactory gland consisting of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium.
Where does bowman's gland come from?: Named after the surgeon and anatomist Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet.

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