Baumgarten glands

Hen·le glands

(hen'lĕ), formerly considered accessory lacrimal glands, these epithelial invaginations are located near the fornices in the medial part of the palpebral conjunctiva; they open on the conjunctiva surface.
See also: accessory lacrimal glands.
Synonym(s): Baumgarten glands

Baum·gar·ten glands

(bowm'gahr-ten glandz) Lacrimal glands in the palpebral conjunctiva.

Baumgarten,

Paul Clemens von, German pathologist, 1848-1928. Baumgarten glands - Synonym(s): Henle glandsBaumgarten veins - nonobliterated remnants of the vena umbilicalis.Cruveilhier-Baumgarten disease - Synonym(s): Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndromeCruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur - see under CruveilhierCruveilhier-Baumgarten sign - see under CruveilhierCruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome - see under Cruveilhier