| GTHR | generalized thyroid hormone resistance |
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| HPT | histamine provocation test; human placental thyrotropin; hyperparathyroidism; hypothalamo-pituitary-... |
| HTACS | human thyroid adenyl-cyclase stimulator |
| HTSAB | human thyroid-stimulating antibody |
| HTSH, hTSH | human thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| 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) |
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| interstitial gland | See: interstitial cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| odouriferous gland | A gland, such as Tyson's gland, the secretion of which has a strong odour. See: sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| thymus gland | A bilaterally symmetric lymphoid organ situated in the anterior superior mediastinum. Each of its two lobes consists of an outer zone, the cortex, relatively rich in lymphocytes (thymocytes), and an inner zone, the medulla, relatively rich in epithelial cells. The thymus is the site of the production of T-lymphocytes. The thymus reaches its maximal development at about puberty and then undergoes a gradual process of involution resulting in a slow decline of immune function throughout adulthood. (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) |
| 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) |