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in the posterior portion of the intercostal j G., 



Internal, in botany, a gland below the surface o 

 plant-organ. G., Interocular, in comparative anal 



omy, the ectocranial portion ot tin- epiph) is o rebri. 

 It is regarded as the rudiment of the third eye. G., 

 Interungulate, in sheep, a muciparous gland betw 

 the hoofs. G., Intestinal, Solitary, one oi a num- 

 ber of peculiar white isolated lymph-glands distributed 

 through the intestinal mucous membrane. G., Jugu- 

 lar, Inferior. See G., Cervical, Dt t>. G., Jugular, 

 Superficial. See (,'. , Cervical, Superficial. G., 

 Jugular, Superior. See G., Cervical, Stipe > 

 Detp. G. of Kolliker. Sec G., Bowman G. 

 of Krause, one of a number of acinous glands in the 

 orbital portion of the conjunctiva. G., Labial, one 

 of several racemose glands near the edges of the lips. 

 G., Lachrymal, a compound racemose gland in the 

 upper and outer portion.^ of the orbit, whose function 

 it is to secrete the tears. G., Lachrymal, Inferior, 

 the lower portion of the lachrymal gland. G., 

 Lachrymal, Superior, the upper portion of the 

 lachrymal gland. G., Lactiferous. See G., Mam- 

 mary. G., Laryngeal, Anterior, Posterior, one of 

 the acinous lymph-glands in the laryngeal mucous 

 membrane. G., Lateral, in Cestodes, one of the 

 glands situated on either side of the uterus. G., 

 Lenticular. I. In botany, one of the oily or fatty 

 glands found in plants. 2. One of the conglobate 

 glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach. G. 

 of Lieberkiihn. See Lieberkuhn, Crypts of. G., 

 Lingual, Anterior. See 6'., Nuhn's. G., Lingual, 

 Lateral, one of the acinous glands at the edge of the 

 tongue. G., Lingual, Lymphatic, one of two or three 

 glands on the outer surface of the hyoglossus muscle. 

 G., Lingual, Posterior, one of the acinous lymph 

 glands on the dorsum linguae near the foramen cecum. 

 G. of Littre (or of Morgagni), one of the small race- 

 mose muciparous glands in the mucous membrane of 

 the cavernous portion of the urethra. G., Lobulated. 

 See G., Racemose. G., Lophophoral (of Benhani), 

 in biology, a border of glandular tissue, surrounding 

 the lophophore. G., Lumbar, one of a number of 

 lymph-glands, situated in the lumbar region, behind 

 the peritoneum. G., Luschka's. See G., Coc- 

 cygeal. G., Lymph. See G., Lymphatic. G., 

 Lymphatic, a small oval mass of lymphoid tissue in 

 the course of a lymphatic vessel. [here are supposed 

 to be between 5 00 an d 600 in man. The chyle and 

 lymph pass through them to the blood. G., Lymphat- 

 ic, Solitary. I. A simple isolated lymph-gland. 2. 

 See G. , Intestinal. Solitary. G., Mammary, one of 

 the glands, in mammals, that secrete milk. G., Mas- 

 toid. See G. , Subauricular. G., Maxillary, In- 

 ternal. See G., Facia/. Deep. G., Mediastinal, 

 one of the lymph-glands in the mediastinum. G., 

 Mediastinal, Anterior, one of several small lymph- 

 glands in the lower portion of the anterior mediasti- 

 num. G., Mediastinal, Posterior, one of the lymph- 

 glands in the posterior mediastinum surrounding the 

 esophagus and thoracic aorta. G., Mediastinal, 

 Superior, one of the lymph-glands in the upper por- 

 tion of the mediastinum. G., Meibomian, one of 

 the minute sebaceous follicles between the cartilage 

 and conjunctiva of the eyelids. G. of Meibomius. 

 See G., Meibomian. G., Mery's. See (',.. Cow- 

 per's. G., Mesenteric, one of the lymph glands of 

 the mesentery. G., Meseraic. See (,'.. Mesenteric. 

 G., Mesocolic. one of the lymph-glands in the mes- 

 entery of the colon. G., Miliary. 1. (of Boer- 

 haave\ any one of the sudoriparous glands. 2. (of 

 Mirbel) in biology, one of the minute granules on 

 the green parts of plants. 3. (of Guettard) a stoma. 



G. of Mirbel. See G., Miliary, and G., Globular. 

 G., Molar, one of the large buccal glands situated 

 mar the molar teeth, between the masseter and bucci- 

 nator muscles ol the cheek. G., Moll's, one of I 

 modified sweat glands on thi 'gin of tie- eye- 



lid-, opening into the hair- follicles ot the eyelasb 

 G., Montgomery's, one of the mi' ace- 



ous gland- ol' the areola of the breast. G. of Mor- 

 gagni. . of Littre*. G., Moriform. See G., 

 A'a G., Morrenian, in biology, one ■.! cer- 

 tain glands <>i worms, as the earth-worm, whose func- 

 tion is thai nidation. G., Mucilaginous, a 

 : , 'ii to one ot the fringed processes oi synovial 

 membranes. ian. G., Muciparous. 

 G. . Mn, >u . G., Mucous, one of the glands in 

 mucous membrai , reting mucus. G., Mucous, 

 Salivary, a salivary gland mainly secreting mucus. 

 G., Mushroom-shaped, a peculiar accessory male 

 genital organ in certain insei :-, probably the analogue 

 - initial vesicle. G., Musk, the glandular 

 structure in certain animals secreting musk. G. of 

 Naboth (also called fol <h), a pathologic 

 vesicle in the mucou> membrane of the uterine cer- 

 vical canal. G., Nabothian. See G. of Naboth. 

 G., Nasal. I. See G., Supra-orbital. 2. {of 

 Rathke). See Ja m. G., Nasal, Exter- 

 nal, in birds, a gland in the frontal or nasal bone 

 emptying into the nasal cavities. G., Nectar. 

 1,'.. Nectariferous. G., Nectariferous, in biology, a 



id secreting honey or nectar. G., Nerve, the 

 supra-renal capsule. G., Nervous [of 

 See G.. il. G., Nidamental. in biology, a 



gland secreting a peculiar viscid material that invi 

 the ova. G., Nuck's. See (/. , Nuhn's. G., Nuhn's, 



: of the acinous glands near the ape., of the tongue- 



They are also called Nuck's, BauAin's, and Blondin's 

 glands. G., Occipital, one of the lymph-glands situ- 



I over the occipital insertion of the trapezius. G.. 

 Odoriferous, one of the gland- secreting odoriferous 

 substances, as behind the cervix of the penis, secret- 

 ing the smegma. G., Oil. See G. , G.. 

 Oviducal, in Elasmobranchi •. a gland connected 

 with the oviduct. G., Oxyntic, one of the glands of 

 the cardiac region of the stomach, supposed to secrete 

 the acid of the gastric juice. G. of Pacchioni. 

 Pacchionian Bodies. G., Pacchionian. See / 

 chionian Bodies. G., Palatal. See (',.. Palat 

 G., Palatine, a small acinous gland that with others 

 forms a continuous layer beneath the mucous membrane 

 of the hard and soft palate. G., Palpebral. See G. , 

 Meibomian. G., Pancreatico-splenic, one of the 

 lymph-glands following the course of the splenic artery 

 and vein. G., Papillary, in biology, a papilla-like 

 gland on the under surface of a leaf of labiate 

 plants. G., Parotic. See G., Parotid. G., Parotid, 

 a large salivary gland situated in front of the ear. 

 G., Parotid, Lymphatic. S An- 

 terior. G. of Pecklin. See G., G.. Pec- 

 toral, one of the lymph-glands on the lower portion 

 of the pectoralis major muscle. G., Pepsin. See 

 G., Oxyntic. G., Peptic. See G. , Oxyntic. G., 

 Perspiratory. See G., Sudoriparous. G.. Petiolar, 

 in botany, a gum-secreting gland occurring on the 

 petiole. G., Peyer's, one of a number of lymph- 

 follicles of the bowel occurring mainly in the ileum. 

 They are especially involved in typhoid fever. G., 

 Peyerian. See G., G., Pharyngeal, one 

 of the racemose glands in the pharyngeal mucous 

 membrane. G., Phrenic, one of the lymph-glands 

 in the lower portion nterior mediastinum. G., 

 Pilous. See G., Hair. G., Pineal. See Pineal 

 Gland. G., Pituitary, a term for the hypophysis of 



