58 GLOSSARY. 



Glan'dulse agmina'tae (L. glands banded together). A term 



applied to the clusters of Peyer's glands in the small 



intestine. 

 Glandulae cerumino'sae (L. ceroma, an ointment of oil and 



wax). The glands which secrete the waxy material of the 



external ear. 

 Glan'dulse odori'ferse (L. odoriferous glands). Glands allied 



to the sebaceous glands which secrete odoriferous materials. 

 Glan'dulse Pacchio'nise (L. the glands of Pacchioni). Small 



oval fatty eminences found under the dura mater, and 



along the sides of the longitudinal sinus. 

 Glan'dulse solita'rise (L. solitary glands). A term applied to 



the isolated Peyer's glands in the small intestine. 

 Gle'noid fos'sa (Gr. glene, the pupil, a shallow depression; 



eidos, shape). The cavity in the scapula into which the 



head of the humerus fits. 

 Glo'bulin (L. globulus, a globule). A nitrogenous substance 



found in several of the tissues. 

 Glo'bus ma'jor (L. larger ball). The upper convoluted extremity 



or " head " of the epididymis. 



Glo'bus mi'nor (L. smaller ball). The lower convoluted ex- 

 tremity or " tail " of the epididymis. 

 Glochi'dium (Gr. glochis, the barb of a hook or arrow). The 



young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite 



upon the parent's gills. 

 Glome'rulus (L. diminutive of glomus, a clew of thread). The 



small ball of capillaries in the Malpighian capsules of the 



kidney. 

 Glos'so-epiglot'tic folds (Gr. glossa, the tongue ; ept, upon ; 



glottis, the opening into the windpipe). Three folds of 



mucous membrane stretching from the tongue to the 



epiglottis. 



Glossopharynge'al ") (Gr.glossa, the tongue ;pharunx, the throat). 

 Glossopharyn'gei j The ninth pair of cerebral nerves, 



which supply the tongue and pharynx. 

 Glot'tis (Gr. glotta, the tongue). The opening at the top of 



the larynx between the vocal cords. 

 Glutse'us ma'ximus (Gr. gloutos. the buttock ; L. maximus^ 



greatest). The chief extensor muscle of the hip joint. 

 Glutse'us mi'nimus (Gr. gloutos, the buttock ; L. minimus, the 



least). One of the abductor muscles of the thigh. 

 Glute'al (Gr. gloutos, the buttock). Applied to an artery and 



a nerve supplying the region of the outside of the pelvis. 



