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 mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197


glands of biliary mucosa
Small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. ... Synonym: glandulae mucosae biliosae, Luschka's cystic glands, Theile's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glands of eustachian tube
Synonym for mucous glands of auditory tube ... Glands located principally near the pharyngeal end of the auditory tube. ... Synonym: glandulae tubariae, glands of auditory tube, glands of eustachian tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glands of internal secretion
Synonym for endocrine glands ... Ductless glands that secrete substances which are released directly into the circulation and which influence metabolism and other body functions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glands of mouth
Glands that empty into the oral cavity. ... Synonym: glandulae oris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glands of the female urethra
Numerous mucous glands in the wall of the female urethra. ... Synonym: glandulae urethrales femininae, Guerin's glands, paraurethral glands, Skene's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glands of the male urethra
Numerous mucous glands in the wall of the penile urethra. ... Synonym: glandulae urethrales masculinae, Littre's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula
Synonym: gland, glandule. ... Origin: L. Gland, dim. Of glans, acorn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula atrabiliaris
Synonym for suprarenal gland ... See adrenal gland. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandula basilaris
Synonym for hypophysis ... pituitary gland ...

glandula bulbourethralis
Synonym for bulbourethral gland ... One of two small compound racemose glands, that produce a mucoid secretion, lying side by side along the membranous urethra just above the bulb of the corpus spongiosum; they discharge through a small duct into the spongy portion of the urethra. ... Synonym: glandula bulbourethralis, Cowper's gland, Mery's gland.
glandula lingualis anterior
Synonym for anterior lingual gland ... One of the small mixed glands deeply placed near the apex of the tongue on each side of the frenulum. ... Synonym: glandula lingualis anterior, apical gland, Bauhin's gland, Blandin's gland, Nuhn's gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula mammaria
Synonym for mammary gland ... <anatomy> Milk producing gland of female mammals. An adapted sweat gland, it is made up of milk producing alveolar cells, surrounded by contractile myoepithelial cells, together with considerable numbers of fat cells. Milk production is hormonally controlled. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glandula mucosa
Synonym for mucous gland ... <anatomy> A type of merocrine gland that produces a thick (mucopolysaccharide rich) secretion as opposed to a serous gland). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glandula parathyroidea
Synonym for parathyroid gland ... <anatomy, endocrinology> Four small endocrine glands lying close or embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. They secrete the hormone parathormone. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glandula parotidea
Synonym for parotid gland ... <anatomy> A salivary gland situated in front of and below the ear. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glandula parotidea accessoria
Synonym for accessory parotid gland ... An occasional islet of parotid tissue separate from the mass of the gland, lying anteriorly just above the commencement of the parotid duct. ... Synonym: glandula parotidea accessoria, admaxillary gland, glandula parotis accessoria, socia parotidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula parotis
Synonym for parotid gland ... <anatomy> A salivary gland situated in front of and below the ear. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glandula parotis accessoria
Synonym for accessory parotid gland ... An occasional islet of parotid tissue separate from the mass of the gland, lying anteriorly just above the commencement of the parotid duct. ... Synonym: glandula parotidea accessoria, admaxillary gland, glandula parotis accessoria, socia parotidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula pituitaria
Synonym for hypophysis ... pituitary gland ...

glandula prostatica
Synonym for prostate ... A small conical gland at the base of the male bladder and surrounding the first part of the urethra. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glandula salivaria
Synonym for salivary gland ... Any of the saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity. ... Synonym: glandula salivaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula seminalis
seminal vesicle, seminal vesicle ...

glandula seromucosa
Synonym for seromucous gland ... A gland in which some of the secretory cells are serous and some mucous, a gland whose cells secrete a fluid intermediate between a watery and a viscous mucoid substance. ... Synonym: glandula seromucosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandula serosa
Synonym for serous gland ... An exocrine gland that produces a watery, protein rich secretion, as opposed to a carbohydrate rich mucous secretion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

glandula sublingualis
Synonym for sublingual gland ... The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located. It lies under the floor of the mouth close to the midline. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandula submandibularis
Synonym for submandibular gland ... The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandula suprarenalis
Synonym for suprarenal gland ... See adrenal gland. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandula thyroidea
Synonym for thyroid gland ... A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck that is found on both sides of the trachea windpipe). It secretes the hormone thyroxine which controls the rate of metabolism. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

glandula thyroidea accessoria
Synonym for accessory thyroid gland ... An isolated mass, or one of several such masses, of thyroid tissue, sometimes present in the side of the neck, or just above the hyoid bone (suprahyoid accessory thyroid gland), or even as low as the arch of the aorta. ... Synonym: glandula thyroidea accessoria, accessory thyroid, prehyoid gland, suprahyoid gla …

glandula uropygius
Synonym for uropygial gland ... A compound alveolar gland of birds located on the dorsum of the tail or pygostyle; the secretion of this gland (fatty acids and wax) exits from a papilla on the dorsal surface at the base of the tail feathers; the bird applies the substance to its feathers by means of the bill when preening. The uropygial gland is lac …

glandula vestibularis major
Synonym for greater vestibular gland ... One of two mucoid-secreting tubuloalveolar glands on either side of the lower part of the vagina, the equivalent of the bulbourethral glands in the male; ensheathed with vestibular bulbs by ischiocavernosus muscles. Thus erection and muscle contraction cause secretion into vestibule of vagina. ... Synonym: gla …

glandulae areolares
Synonym for areolar glands ... A number of small mammary glands forming small rounded projections from the surface of the areola of the breast; they enlarge with pregnancy and during lactation secrete a substance presumed to resist chapping. ... Synonym: glandulae areolares, Montgomery's follicles, Montgomery's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae bronchiales
Synonym for bronchopulmonary lymph nodes ... Lymph nodes in the hilum of the lung that receive lymph from the pulmonary node's, and drain to the tracheobronchial nodes. ... Synonym: glandulae bronchiales, bronchial glands, hilar lymph nodes, nodi lymphatici bronchopulmonales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae buccales
Synonym for buccal glands ... Numerous racemose, mucous, or serous glands in the submucous tissue of the cheeks. ... Synonym: glandulae buccales, genal glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae ceruminosae
Tubuloalveolar glands of the external auditory meatus believed to be modified apocrine sweat glands; they secrete the waxy substance cerumen. ... See: ceruminous glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae cervicales uteri
Synonym for cervical glands ... See: anterior cervical lymph nodes, lateral deep cervical lymph nodes, lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes. ... Branched mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the cervix. ... Synonym: glandulae cervicales uteri, cervical glands of uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae ciliares
Synonym for ciliary glands ... A number of modified apocrine sudoriferous glands in the eyelids, with ducts that usually open into the follicles of the eyelashes. ... Synonym: glandulae ciliares, Moll's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae circumanales
Synonym: circumanal glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae conjunctivales
Synonym for conjunctival glands ... Clusters of mucous cells in the conjunctival epithelium, most numerous on the bulbar conjunctiva. ... Synonym: glandulae conjunctivales, Terson's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae cutis
Synonym for cutaneous glands ... Any of the glands of the skin. ... Synonym: glandulae cutis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae duodenales
Synonym for duodenal glands ... Small, branched, coiled tubular glands that occur mostly in the submucosa of the first third of the duodenum; they secrete an alkaline mucoid substance that serves to neutralise gastric juice. ... Synonym: glandulae duodenales, Brunner's glands, Wepfer's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae endocrinae
Synonym for endocrine glands ... Ductless glands that secrete substances which are released directly into the circulation and which influence metabolism and other body functions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandulae gastricae
Synonym for gastric glands ... Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. ... Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. ... (05 Mar 2 …

glandulae glomiformes
Synonym for glomus ... 1. A small globular body. ... 2. A highly organised arteriolovenular anastomosis forming a tiny nodular focus in the nailbed, pads of the fingers and toes, ears, hands, and feet and many other organs of the body. The afferent arteriole enters the connective tissue capsule of the glomus, becomes devoid of an internal elastic mem …

glandulae intestinales
Synonym for intestinal glands ... The tubular glands in the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines. ... Synonym: glandulae intestinales, Galeati's glands, intestinal follicles, Lieberkuhn's crypts, Lieberkuhn's follicles, Lieberkuhn's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae labiales
Synonym for labial glands ... Mucous glands in the submucous tissue of the lips. ... Synonym: glandulae labiales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae laryngeae
Synonym for arytenoid glands ... A large number of mixed glands in the mucous membrane of the larynx; they are called, according to their situation, anterior, middle, and posterior. ... Synonym: glandulae laryngeae, laryngeal glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae molares
Synonym for molar glands ... Four or five large buccal glands in the neighborhood of the last molar tooth. ... Synonym: glandulae molares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae mucosae biliosae
Synonym for glands of biliary mucosa ... Small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. ... Synonym: glandulae mucosae biliosae, Luschka's cystic glands, Theile's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae nasales
Synonym for nasal glands ... Seromucous glands in the respiratory region of the nasal mucous membrane. ... Synonym: glandulae nasales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae oesophageae
Synonym for oesophageal glands ... A variable number of small compound mucous glands in the submucosa of the oesophagus. ... Synonym: glandulae oesophageae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae olfactoriae
Synonym for olfactory glands ... Branched tubuloalveolar serous secreting glands (of Bowman) in the mucous membrane of the olfactory region of the nasal cavity. ... Synonym: glandulae olfactoriae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae oris
Synonym for glands of mouth ... Glands that empty into the oral cavity. ... Synonym: glandulae oris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae palatinae
Synonym for palatine glands ... A number of racemose mucous glands in the posterior half of the submucous tissue covering the hard palate. ... Synonym: glandulae palatinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae pharyngeae
Synonym for pharyngeal glands ... Racemose mucous glands beneath the mucous membrane of the pharynx. ... Synonym: glandulae pharyngeae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae preputiales
Synonym for preputial glands ... Sebaceous glands of the corona glandis and inner surface of the prepuce, which produce an odiferous substance called smegma. ... Synonym: glandulae preputiales, Tyson's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae propriae
An alternate term for gastric glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae pyloricae
Synonym for pyloric glands ... The coiled, tubular glands of the pylorus whose cells secrete mucus. ... Synonym: glandulae pyloricae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae sebaceae
Synonym for sebaceous glands ... Numerous holocrine glands in the dermis that usually open into the hair follicles and secrete an oily semifluid sebum. ... Synonym: glandulae sebaceae, oil glands, sebaceous follicles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae sine ductibus
Synonym for endocrine glands ... Ductless glands that secrete substances which are released directly into the circulation and which influence metabolism and other body functions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

glandulae sudoriferae
Synonym for sweat glands ... The coil glands of the skin that secrete the sweat. ... Synonym: glandulae sudoriferae, Boerhaave's glands, perspiratory glands, sudoriferous glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae suprarenales accessoriae
Synonym for accessory suprarenal glands ... Isolated, often minute, masses of suprarenal tissue sometimes found near the main glands or in the broad ligament or the epididymis. ... Synonym: glandulae suprarenales accessoriae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae tarsales
Synonym for tarsal glands ... Sebaceous glands embedded in the tarsal plate of each eyelid, discharging at the edge of the lid near the posterior border. Their secretions create a lipid barrier along the margin of the eyelids which contains the normal secretions in the conjunctival sac by preventing the watery fluid from spilling over the barrier wh …

glandulae tracheales
Synonym for tracheal glands ... Numerous tubuloalveolar mixed glands located principally in the submucosa of the trachea; they open into the tracheal lumen through short ducts. ... Synonym: glandulae tracheales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae tubariae
Synonym for mucous glands of auditory tube ... Glands located principally near the pharyngeal end of the auditory tube. ... Synonym: glandulae tubariae, glands of auditory tube, glands of eustachian tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae urethrales femininae
Synonym for glands of the female urethra ... Numerous mucous glands in the wall of the female urethra. ... Synonym: glandulae urethrales femininae, Guerin's glands, paraurethral glands, Skene's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae urethrales masculinae
Synonym for glands of the male urethra ... Numerous mucous glands in the wall of the penile urethra. ... Synonym: glandulae urethrales masculinae, Littre's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae uterinae
Synonym for uterine glands ... Numerous simple tubular glands in the uterine mucosa that secrete a glycogen-rich mucous fluid during the luted phase of the menstrual cycle. ... Synonym: glandulae uterinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulae vestibulares minores
Synonym for lesser vestibular glands ... A number of minute mucous glands opening on the surface of the vestibule between the orifices of the vagina and urethra. ... Synonym: glandulae vestibulares minores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular
Bearing glands, functioning as a gland. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glandular branches
Branches distributed to glands. ... Synonym: rami glandulares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular branches of facial artery
<anatomy, artery> Branches of facial artery to the submandibular gland. ... Synonym: rami glandulares arteriae facialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular cancer
Synonym for adenocarcinoma ... <oncology, tumour> A form of cancer that involves cells from the lining of the walls of many different organs of the body. Breast cancer is a type of adenocarcinoma. ... (14 May 1997) ...

glandular carcinoma
Synonym for adenocarcinoma ... <oncology, tumour> A form of cancer that involves cells from the lining of the walls of many different organs of the body. Breast cancer is a type of adenocarcinoma. ... (14 May 1997) ...

glandular epithelium
Epithelium composed of secretory cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular fever
Synonym for infectious mononucleosis ... <haematology, virology> Self limiting disorder of lymphoid tissue caused by infection with Epstein Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis). Characterised by the appearance of many large lymphoblasts in the circulation. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

glandular lobe of hypophysis
Synonym for adenohypophysis ... It consists of the distal part, intermediate part, and infundibular part. ... See: hypophysis. ... Synonym: lobus anterior hypophyseos, anterior lobe of hypophysis, glandular lobe of hypophysis, lobus glandularis hypophyseos. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular mastitis
Synonym for parenchymatous mastitis ... Inflammation of the secreting tissue of the breast. ... Synonym: glandular mastitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular plague
Synonym for bubonic plague ... <microbiology> This rare bacterial infection due to Yersinia pestis. ... It can cause painful, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache and prostration 2-7 days after a flea bite. May also cause pneumonia and sepsis. ... Transmitted in rodents and humans via an infected flea bite. The incubation period is 2-10 days. Y …

glandular substance of prostate
The glandular tissue of the prostate as distinct from the stroma and capsule. ... Synonym: substantia glandularis prostatae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular system
All the glands of the body collectively. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandular tularaemia
Tularaemia with predominant lymph node infection as main manifestation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandule
A small gland. ... Synonym: glandula. ... Origin: L. Glandula ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulopreputial lamella
A layer of embryonic epithelial tissue that gives rise to the prepuce. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glandulous
Synonym for glandular ... Bearing glands, functioning as a gland. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

glans clitoridis
Synonym for glans of clitoris ... A small mass of highly-sensitised erectile tissue capping the body of the clitoris. ... Synonym: glans clitoridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glans of clitoris
A small mass of highly-sensitised erectile tissue capping the body of the clitoris. ... Synonym: glans clitoridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glans penis
The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum which forms the head of the penis. ... Synonym: balanus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glanular hypospadias
Ventral and proximal glanular malposition of urethral meatus in a male. ... Synonym: balanic hypospadias. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Glanzmann, Eduard
<person> Swiss clinician, 1887-1959. ... See: Glanzmann's disease, Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Glanzmann's disease
Synonym for Glanzmann's thrombasthenia ... <haematology> A form of congenital platelet functional defect that result in prolongation of the bleeding time. Characteristics include mucosal and post-operative bleeding that may be severe. ... (17 Dec 1997) ...

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
<haematology> A form of congenital platelet functional defect that result in prolongation of the bleeding time. Characteristics include mucosal and post-operative bleeding that may be severe. ... (17 Dec 1997) ...

glaphenine
N-(7-Chloro-4-quinolyl)anthranilic acid 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester;an anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic properties. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glare
<microscopy> Stray or scattered light within the microscopical system, extraneous light from windows or lamps, light scattered by the specimen that masks image detail and prevents thorough observation. An under- or over-corrected objective or condenser also may cause glare. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

glarometer
An instrument that measures sensitivity to central glare from the headlights of an approaching vehicle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Glaser, Johann
<person> Swiss anatomist, 1629-1675. ... See: glaserian artery, glaserian fissure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glaserian
Relating to or described by Johann H. Glaser. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glaserian artery
Synonym for anterior tympanic artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, middle ear; anastomoses, tympanic branches of internal carotid and ascending pharyngeal and stylomastoid. ... Synonym: arteria tympanica anterior, glaserian artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glaserian fissure
Synonym for petrotympanic fissure ... A fissure between the tympanic and petrous portions of the temporal bone; it transmits the chorda tympani nerve through a small patent portion, the anterior canaliculus of the chorda tympani. ... Synonym: fissura petrotympanica, glaserian fissure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

glasgow coma scale
A scale that assesses the degree of coma in patients with craniocerebral injuries; also assesses brain function, brain damage, and patient progress. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...