| salivary gland | Any of the saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity. Synonym: glandula salivaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| salivary gland biopsy | <investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of salivary gland tissue for microscopic analysis. Used in the diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome. Risks include localised bleeding, infection and injury to the facial nerve. (21 Mar 1998) |
| salivary gland calculi | Calculi occurring in a salivary gland. most salivary gland calculi occur in the submandibular gland, but can also occur in the parotid gland and in the sublingual and minor salivary glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salivary gland disease | Disorder of salivary glands; i.e., Sjogren's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salivary gland fistula | An abnormal passage between a salivary duct or gland and the cutaneous surface, or into the oral cavity through other than a normal pathway. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salivary gland hormone | <chemical> Chemical name: Parotin (12 Dec 1998) |
| salivary gland virus | A highly species-specific herpesvirus (cytomegalovirus) with particular affinity for the salivary gland tissue. Synonym: salivary gland virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salt gland | A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (storer, usinger, stebbins & nybakken: general zoology, 6th ed, p658) (12 Dec 1998) |
| prostate gland | A gland in the male that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra. The prostate contributes to the seminal fluid. (16 Dec 1997) |
| hibernating 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) |
| sebaceous gland | A normal gland of the skin which empties an oily secretion into the hair follicle near the surface of the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holocrine gland | A gland whose secretion consists of disintegrated cells of the gland itself, e.g., a sebaceous gland, in contrast to a merocrine gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal gland | <anatomy> The paired glands at the base of the bladder that produce seminal fluid and fructose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sentinel gland | A single enlarged lymph node in the omentum that may be an indication of an ulcer opposite to it in the greater or lesser curvature of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland | <anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct. Synonym: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid. (05 Mar 2000) |