Lieberkühn’s glands /lē″bərkēnz/ [Johann N. Lieberkühn, German anatomist, 1711–1756; L, glans, acorn] , tubular glands between the bases of the villi of the small intestine and on the surface of the epithelium of the large intestine. They secrete a watery fluid, not digestive enzymes. Also called crypts of Lieberkühn, follicles of Lieberkühn, intestinal glands.
