lieberkuhn : Idioms & Phrases

Lie"ber*kühn's glands` (Also<

• Lieberkuhn's glands
• Lieberkühn's glands

)

Etymology

See Lieberkühn.

Definitions

1. (Anat.) The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkühn.

Webster 1913