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nictitans gland

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A gland producing tears in a third eyelid in the corner of each eye. [ ]

Term info

Label

nictitans gland

database cross reference
latin term
glandula palpebra tertia superficialis [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7559104 ]

comment

Disease notes: Prolapse of the Nicititans Gland is also known as Cherry Eye

curator notes

This gland is distinct from the other medial ocular gland, the Harderian gland, and is typified by clusters of glandular tissue within the nictitating membrane

has broad synonym

gland of the third eyelid, gland of nictitating membrane

has related synonym

superficial gland of the third eyelid, superficial gland of the nictitating membrane, glandula palpebra tertia superficialis

id

UBERON:0013230

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_10047