Medical Dictionary

Luschka's gland

noun Lusch·ka's gland \ˈlsh-kəz-\

Medical Definition of LUSCHKA'S GLAND

Biographical Note for LUSCHKA'S GLAND

Luschka, Hubert von (1820–1875), German anatomist. Luschka was a professor of anatomy at Tübingen. From 1863 to 1869 he published a three-volume textbook of human anatomy, the second volume of which contains his description of Luschka's gland.

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