Glairy

(gldr'-e) [see Glairin]. Slimy; albuminous.

Gland [glans, an acorn]. 1. An organ which secretes something essential to the system or excretes waste materials the retention of which would be deleterious to the body. The word is also applied to structures which were formerly thought to secrete, as the suprarenal capsules, the pineal gland, etc., but which have no visible secretion. In structure glands may be tubular or racemose, simple or com- pound. 2. The bulbous end of the penis and clitoris. G.s, Absorbent. See G.s, Lymphatic

G., Accessory Thyroid, a small mass of gland-tissue connected with the thyroid gland. G., Acinous. See G., Racemose

G., Admaxillary, an accessory parotid or salivary gland. G.s, Agminated. See Peyer's

Glands. G.s, Axillary, the lymph-glands situated in the axilla. G. of Bartholin, a small gland on each side of the vagina, opening through a duct, on the inner side of the nym- pha; the vulvovaginal gland. G.s, Blood-. See G.s, Hematopoietic. G.s, Bronchial, the lymph-glands of the root of the bronchi

G.s, Brunner's, the racemose glands found in the wall of the duodenum. G.s, Bulboure- thral. See Cowper's Glands. G.s, Cabelli's, a ring of mucous glands in the mucosa of the esophagus, just above the cardia. G.s, Ceru- minous, the glands secreting the cerumen of the ear. G.s, Cervical, the lymph-glands of the neck. G.s, Clapton-Havers'. See

Havers' Glands. G., Coccygeal, a small vascular body at the tip of the coccyx. Syn., Luschka's gland. G., Compound, one composed of a number of small pouches; a gland the duct of which is branched. G.,

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GLANDULA Conglobate. See G.s, Lymphatic. G.s, Cowper's. See Cowper's Glands. G., Ductless, a gland without a duct, as the suprarenal capsule. In reality ductless glands are not true glands. G., Duodenal. See G.s, Brun- ner's. G., Duverney's. See G. of Bartholin

G.s, Fraenkel's, minute glands opening immediately below the edge of the vocal cords. G.s, Gley's. G.s, Parathyroid. G.s,

Havers', G.s, Haversian. See Havers'

Glands. G.s, Hematopoietic, the socalled glands that are supposed to take part in the formation of the blood, as the spleen, thymus, suprarenal capsules, etc. G.s, He- molymph, certain glands occurring chiefly in the retroperitoneal region. They are intermediate between the spleen and ordi- nary lymph-glands. Their function is mainly hemolytic. There are two types to which the names splenolymph and manolymph or marrow-lymph are applied. G., Hu- guier's. See G. of Bartholin. G.s, Integu- mentary, the sebaceous and sudoriparous glands. G.s, Intercapsular, a long, nar- row, paired organ, found in the human embryo, corresponding in position and general appear- ance to the hibernating glands of the lower ani- mals, but from its inner lymphoid structure it is supposed to be a hemolymph gland; no trace of it persists to adult life. G.s, Intestinal, Solitary, the isolated lymph-glands distrib- uted through the intestinal mucous mem- brane. G., Lacrimal, a compound racemose gland in the upper and outer portion of the orbit, the function of which is to secrete the tears. G.s of Lieberkiihn. See Crypts of Lieberkuhn. G.s of Littre, G.s of Morgagni, the small racemose muciparous glands in the mucous membrane of the urethra. G., Luschka's. See Luschka's Gland. G.s, Lym- phatic, small oval masses of lymphatic tissue in the course of lymphatic vessels. Their functions are to act as filters to the blood, retaining foreign particles, and also to form white corpuscles. G.s, Mammary, the glands that secrete milk. G., Manolymph, G., Marrow-lymph, a variety of hemolymph gland. G.s,Manz\ See Manz's Glands. G.s, Meibomian, the minute sebaceous follicles between the cartilage and conjunctiva of the eyelids. G.s, Montgomery's, the sebaceous glands of the areola of the breast. G.s, Muciparous, G.s, Mucous, the glands in mucous membranes secreting mucus. G.s, Parathyroid, small lymphatic glands lying near the thyroid, but differing from it in histologic structure and not accessory to it. Syn., Gley's glands; Sandstroem' s glands

G., Parotid, a large salivary gland situated in front of the ear. G.s, Peptic. See Peptic

Glands. G.s, Peyer's. See Peyer's Glands

G., Pineal. See Pineal Gland. G., Pitui- tary, a term for the hypophysis of the brain. G., Prostate. See Prostate

Gland. G.s, Pyloric, the glands of the stomach situated near the pylorus and 3° secreting pepsin. G., Racemose, a gland composed of a number of acini communicat- ing with several excretory ducts, which usu- ally join to form a common duct. G. , Rivini's. See G.s, Sublingual. G., Salivary, a gland that secretes saliva. G.s, Sandstroem's. See G.s, Parathyroid. G.s, Schiiller's, urethral glands, diverticulums of Gartner's ducts. G.s, Sebaceous, the glands in the corium of the skin, secreting sebum. G., Seminal, the testicle. G., Serous, a secreting gland, the cells of which are granular and spheric in form, with central nuclei, and which secrete a thin, watery fluid. G., Skene's. See Skene's Gland. G.s, Splenolymph, certain hemolymph glands intermediate between the spleen and ordinary lymph- glands. G.s, Sublingual, the smallest of the salivary glands, situated one on each side beneath the tongue. G., Submaxillary, a salivary gland situated below the angle of the jaw. G.s, Sudoriparous, the convoluted glands in the skin that secrete sweat. G., Suzanne's. See Suzanne's Gland. G., Thy- mus. See Thymus.. G., Thyroid. See Thyroid. G., Tiedemann's. See G. of Bartholin. G., Tubular, a gland having a tube-like structure. G., Tubular, Com- pound, one composed of a number of small tubules with a single duct. G., Urethral. See G.s of Littre. G., Vaginal, one of the glands in the vaginal mucous membrane

G., Virchow's. See Virchow's Gland. G., Vulvovaginal. See G. of Bartholin. G.s, Waldeyer's, modified sudoriparous glands, located at the attached border of the tarsal plates of the eyelids. G.s, Wasmann's, the peptic glands. G.s, Willis', the corpora albicantia

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