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submocosal esophageal gland

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UBERON:0008989
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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_glands
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