Term Name:	submocosal esophageal gland
Synonyms:	esophageal gland, glandulae oesophageae, mucous gland of submucosa of esophagus
Definition:	One of the racemose glands in the walls of the esophagus that in humans are small and serve principally to lubricate the food but in some birds secrete a milky fluid on which the young are fed.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0008989]