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Béraud's valve
Also known as:
Krause’s valve
Associated persons:
Bruno J. J. Béraud
Wilhelm Krause
Description:
A small fold of mucous membrane of the lacrimal sac at the junction of the lacrimal duct.
According to some writers, Krause's valve is named for Wilhelm Krause's father, the anatomist Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause, 1797-1868.
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