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Main Entry: gastric gland
Function: noun
: any of various glands in the walls of the stomach that secrete gastric juice
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

gastric gland n.
Any of the branched tubular glands in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach, containing parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid and zymogenic cells that produce pepsin. Also called fundus gland, gastric follicle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gastric gland

any of the branched tubules in the inner lining of the stomach that secrete gastric juice and protective mucus.

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