| glandulae molares | Four or five large buccal glands in the neighborhood of the last molar tooth. Synonym: glandulae molares. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glandulae mucosae biliosae | 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 | Seromucous glands in the respiratory region of the nasal mucous membrane. Synonym: glandulae nasales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae oesophageae | A variable number of small compound mucous glands in the submucosa of the oesophagus. Synonym: glandulae oesophageae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae olfactoriae | 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 | Glands that empty into the oral cavity. Synonym: glandulae oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae palatinae | 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 | Racemose mucous glands beneath the mucous membrane of the pharynx. Synonym: glandulae pharyngeae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae preputiales | 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 | The coiled, tubular glands of the pylorus whose cells secrete mucus. Synonym: glandulae pyloricae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae sebaceae | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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) |