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GLAND 



spending organ at the pylorus of certain mammals. G.- 

 skin, the lining membrane of a gizzard. Pigeons' 



gizzard-skins, dried and triturated, are a popular 

 remedy for dyspepsia. See Ingluvin. 



Glabella {gla-bel'-ah) [dim. of glaber, smooth] . ["he 

 triangular space between the eyebrows. See Cra 

 metric Points. 



Glabellad {gla-bel* -ad\ [dim. of glaber, smooth ; ad, 

 to]. Toward the glabellai I id. 



Glabellar {gla-bel' -ar) [dim. of glaber, smooth; ad, 

 to]. Pertaining to the glabella. 



Glabellen ( S 7<7-A /'-<//) [dim. of glaber, smooth], Bi 

 longing to the glabella in itself. 



Glabello-inial {gla-bel'-o-in'-e-al} [dim. ol 



smooth; ivlov, the nape of the neck]. Included 

 between the glabellum to the inion. 



Glabello-obeliac i gla b V-o o-be f -le-ak) [dim. ofglaber, 

 smooth ; n.-St/m •, a spit]. Included between the glabella 

 to the obelion. 



Glabello-occipital {gla-beV -o-ok-sip f -it-al) [<lim. of 

 glaber, smooth ; occiput, the occiput]. Included be- 

 tween the glabellum to the occiput. 



Glabellum {gla-bel'-um) [glaber, smooth]. Same as 

 Glabella. 



Glabrate (gla'-brdt) [glabrare, to make smooth]. In 

 biology, becoming or tending to smoothness or bald- 

 ness. 



Glabrous {gla r -brus) [glaber, smooth]. Smooth. In 

 biology, destitute of hairs or down. 



Glacial {gla' '-sne-al) [glacies, ice]. Icy; resembling 

 ice in appearance, as glacial acetic or phosphoric acid. 

 G. Phosphoric-acid Test. See Tests, Tab! 



Glacialin [gla-she-a / -lin) [glacies, ice]. An antiseptic 

 substance used for the preservation of foods. It con- 

 sists of borax, boric acid, sugar, and glycerin. 



Glaciation {gla- she-a' -shun) [glacies, ice]. A condi- 

 tion like that of ice ; erosive effect like that of moving 

 ice. 



Gladiate (glad'-e'-at) [gladius, a sword]. In biology, 

 ensiform, or sword-shaped. 



Gladiolin {glad-i' '-o-lin) [gladius, a sword. An alka- 

 loid from brain-tissue. 



Gladiolus {glad-e-o / -lus) [dim. of gladius, a sword], i. 

 The middle or second piece of the sternum. 2. A 

 genus of iridaceous flowering-plants. G. segetum, 

 of Europe, is said to be aphrodisiac and emmenagogue. 

 Unof. 



Glair {glar) [ME., glayre, the white of egg]. The 

 white of egg ; any thin, viscous substance, as a mu- 

 cous discharge. 



Glairidin iglar^-id-in). Same as Glairin. 



Glairin (glar' -in) [ME., glayre, the white of egg]. 

 A peculiar organic, gelatinous substance found on the 

 surface of some thermal waters. It is also called 

 baregin, plombierin, zobgene, glairidin, sulphurain, 

 and zoidin. See Baregin. 



Glairy [glSr^-e) [glayre, the white of egg]. Slimy; 

 also, albuminous. 



Glaisher's Factors. A table of figures for calculating 

 the dew-point. 



Glama (gia'-mah) [L.]. Lippitudo. An accumula- 

 tion of gummy or hard material at the inner canthus 

 of the eye ; the material so accumulated. 



Gland [glans, an acorn]. A name given to numer- 

 ous bodies or organs of the body, both secretive and 

 excretive in function, withdrawing from the blood 

 material for other purposes, or that is injurious or 

 of no use to the economy. In structure they may 

 be simple, saccular, or tubular. Also, the bulb- 

 ous end of the penis and clitoris. G., Abdominal 

 Salivary, a term for the pancreas. G., Absorbent. 

 See G., Lymphatic. G., Accessory Lachrymal. 



See G of Krause. G., Accessory Lactiferous. 



i G., Accessory (of Pan- 



creas i. See G., Brunn G., Accessory (of 



Parotid . '.. G., Accessory (of 



Rosenmiillerj. See G . / nmiiller's. G., Acces- 

 sory Supra-renal, a small gland sometimes connei I 

 with and resembling the su] G., 



Accessory Thyroid.a -mall 

 nected w ith the thyroid gland. G., Acinose, 01 



I ai ini. G., Acinous. G., 



Aggregate G., Aggregated of 



Bruch), a number oi follicle! in the conjunctiva, at 

 the palpebro-sclerotic reflection. G., Agminated. 



G.,Peyer' G., Albumin, in Cesloda, the gland 

 that secretes the albuminous coating of the <<vum. 

 G., Anal, a lymphatic and odoriferous gland situ- 



1 near the anus. G., Angular. 

 maxillary. G., Anomalous. . Ductless. G., 



Anteprostatic. See G., I G., Aporic. 



G., Put! G.-area. the depressed area, from 



the alveolar epithelium of which the mammary gland is 

 developed. G., Arterial, one of a number ol small 

 gland like bodies connected with the arterial system. 

 G., Arytenoid, a small muciparous gland in Irontofthe 

 arytenoid i artilage. G., Atrabiliary, an old name for 

 the Suprarenal Capsule. G., Auricular, Anterior, 

 a lymph-gland anterior to the external auditory meatus. 

 G., Auricular, Posterior. See G., Subauricu 

 G., Axillary, one of the lymph-glands situated in 

 the axilla. G. of Bartholin. i. A -mall gland 

 on either side of the vagina, opening through a 

 duct, on the inner side of the nympha. 2. 5 

 G., Sublingual. G., Bauhin's. See G., NuAn's. 

 G. of Benham. See G., Lophopfu ral. G., Blan- 

 din's. See G., Nuhris. G., Blind. See G., L 

 less. G., Blood. See Li. , Hematopoietic. G., 

 Blood-vascular. See G., Hematopoietic. G. of 

 Boerhaave. See G., Miliary. G., Bowman's, one 

 of the tubular glands of the olfactory region. G., 

 Brachial, one of the lymph-glands of the arm and the 

 fore-arm. G., Branchio-tympanic. See G.. Tym- 

 panic. G., Bronchial. 1. ( >ne of the lymph-glands of 

 the bronchi and root of the trachea. 2. See G., Thyroid. 

 G. of Bruch. See G., Aggregated. G., Brunner's, 

 one of the granular racemose bodies found in the wall 

 of the duodenum. G., Buccal, one of the glands 

 between the buccinator muscle (of the cheek) and the 

 adjacent mucous membrane. G., Buccal, Inferior. 

 See G., Molar. G., Bulbo-cavernous. See G., 

 Cowpers. G., Bulbo-urethral. See G., Cowper's. 

 G., Byssus. See O '. . G., Byssys, in 



Lamellibranchiata, a gland near the foot, secreting 

 the substance that forms the byssus. G.. Calcifer- 

 ous, in the earth-worm one of several pairs of lateral 

 glandular bodies in the esophagus whose function it is 

 to secrete a calcareous substance. G., Camphor, 

 one of the camphor-secreting glands of the camphor- 

 tree. G., Cardiac, one- of the acinous glands in the 

 mucosa at the distal extremity of the esophagus. G., 

 Cardiac Gastric. See </.. Oxyntic. G., Cardiac 

 Lymphatic. See G., Mediastinal, Su/ G, 



Carotic. See G., Intercarotid. G.. Carotid. - 

 (,'.. Intercarotid. G., Cecal, one of the lymph- 

 glands around the cecum. G., Celiac, one of the 

 lymph gland- on the abdominal aorta, above the supe- 

 rior mesenteric artery. G., Cement. 1. One of 

 certain glands in insect- whose function it is to secrete 

 the sebum that surrounds the ova prior to their dis- 

 charge. 2. In Cin . one of the glands in the 

 antennae secreting a sticky substance. G.. Cerumi- 

 niparous. See G., Ceruminous. G., Ceruminous, 

 one of the convolute glands secreting the cerumen of 



