| thy | thymus, thymectomy |
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| TI | inversion time; temporal integration; terminal ileum; thalassemia intermedia; therapeutic index; tho... |
| T-L | thoracolumbar; thymus-dependent lymphocyte |
| TLA | thymus leukemia antigen; tissue lactase activity; tongue-to-lip adhesion; translaryngeal aspiration;... |
| TTL | total thymus lymphocytes; transistor-transistor logic |
| superficial part of parotid gland | superficial part of parotid gland |
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| superior border of suprarenal gland | The border of the suprarenal gland at the superior junction of the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo superior glandulae suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep part of parotid gland | See: parotid gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprahyoid 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 gland, thyroidea accessoria, thyroidea ima, Wolfler's gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprarenal gland | See adrenal gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| suspensory ligament of thyroid gland | One of several fibrous bands which pass from the sheath of the thyroid gland to the thyroid and cricoid cartilages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Suzanne's gland | A small mucous gland in the floor of the mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sweat gland carcinoma | <tumour> Usually a solitary tumour, nodular and fixed to the skin and underlying structure, having slow growth for long periods followed by rapid growth and dissemination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sweat gland diseases | Diseases of the sweat glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| swollen gland | <clinical sign> Swelling of the lymph nodes. (19 Jan 1998) |
| duct of bulbourethral gland | The long slender duct on each side passing down through the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm to enter the bulb of the penis and course forward 2 or 3 cm before terminating in the urethra. Synonym: ductus glandulae bulbourethralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duverney's 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: glandula vestibularis major, Bartholin's gland, Duverney's gland, Tiedemann's gland, vulvovaginal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interrenal gland | Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland; they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the kidney. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interscapular gland | A thermogenic type of adipose tissue containing a dark pigment, and arising during embryonic life in certain specific areas in many mammals, including man. It is prominent in the newborn of all species in which it occurs and remains a distinct and conspicuous tissue in the adults of certain species, especially those that hibernate. It is also called brown adipose tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interstitial gland | See: interstitial cells. (05 Mar 2000) |