| odouriferous gland | A gland, such as Tyson's gland, the secretion of which has a strong odour. See: sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| orbital part of lacrimal gland | See: lacrimal gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxyntic gland | One of the gastric gland's secreting the hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice. Synonym: oxyntic gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| target gland | The effector that functions when stimulated by the internal secretion of another gland or by some other stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine gland | <anatomy, dermatology> A coiled tubular sweat gland (other than apocrine gland's) that occurs in the skin on almost all parts of the body and secrete sweat directly onto the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ecdysial gland | <entomology> Insect structures that originate from the ectoderm of the ventrocaudal part of the head and serve as a source of ecdysone. Synonym: peritracheal glands, prothoracic glands, thoracic glands, ventral glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| thyroid gland, desiccated | The cleaned, dried, and powdered thyroid gland, previously deprived of connective tissue and fat, obtained from domesticated animals that are used for food by man, containing 0.17-0.23% of iodine in thyroid combination, occurring as a yellowish to buff-coloured amorphous powder. It was formerly used as a source of thyroid hormones in the treatment of hypothyroidism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Tiedemann'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) |
| elevator muscle of thyroid gland | A fasciculus occasionally passing from the thyrohyoid muscle to the isthmus of the thyroid gland. Synonym: musculus levator glandulae thyroideae, elevator muscle of thyroid gland, Soemmerring's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endocrine gland | Organs or gland that secrete regulatory substances directly into the circulation and not through a duct. Examples are pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, ovary and testis, placenta and beta cells of pancreas. (27 Sep 1997) |
| endocrine gland neoplasms | Tumour or cancer of the endocrine glands in general or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tubular gland | A gland composed of one or more tubules ending in a blind extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubuloacinar gland | A gland whose secretory elements are elongated acini. Synonym: acinotubular gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubuloalveolar gland | A gland that has secretory units of short tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |