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(he ear. G., Cervical, one of the lymph-glands of 

 the neck ; these are also called cervical ganglia. G., 

 Cervical, Deep, one of the lymph-glands contained 

 in two groups, superior and inferior, that are deeply- 

 seated in the neck. They empty into the right lymph- 

 atic duct, through the jugular lymphatic. G., Cervical, 

 Inferior, Deep, the lower group of deep cervical 

 glands in the supra-clavicular fossa. G., Cervical, 

 Middle, one of the lymph-glands in the neck, corre- 

 sponding to the lower portion of the larynx. G., 

 Cervical, Posterior, any one of the deep lymph- 

 glands situated along the anterior border of the 

 trapezius muscle on either side of the neck. Enlarge- 

 ment of these glands is one of the earliest evidences 

 of the secondary stage of syphilis. G., Cervical, 

 Superficial, one of the superficial lymph-glands in 

 the upper anterior portion of the neck. G., Cervical, 

 Superior, Deep, the upper of the deep cervical 

 lymph-glands, near the bifurcation of the common 

 carotid artery. G., Cervical, Upper, Deep. See 

 G., Cervical, Superior, Deep. G., Choroid, in certain 

 Teleostei, a vascular plexus around the optic nerve. 

 G., Choroideal. See G., Choroid. G., Circumanal. 

 See G., Anal. G., Closed. See G., Ductless. G., 

 Coccygeal (or Luschka's). I. A small arterial gland 

 on the top of the coccyx, ventrally. 2. See G., Uro- 

 pygial. G., Colic. See Crypts of Lieberkiihn. G., 

 Colleterial. See Colleterium. G., Compound, one 

 in which the secreting surface is contained in numbers 

 of small pouches. A gland whose duct is branched. 

 G., Concatenate. See G., Cervical, Deep. G., 

 Conglobate. See G., Lymphatic. G., Conglomer- 

 ate. See G., Racemose. G., Congregate. See 67. , 

 Beyer's. G., Coniferous, an old name for the dis- 

 coid tracings in the wood-cells of gymnosperms. G., 

 Convoluted, a tubular gland with a highly convoluted 

 blind termination. G., Cowper's (or Men's), in the 

 male, one of two small acinous glands, situated be- 

 tween the two layers of the triangular ligament, ante- 

 riorly to the prostate gland. G., Cowperian. See G. , 

 Cowper's. G., Cubital, one of the lymph-glands of 

 the elbow. G., Cubital, Deep, any one of the deep 

 lymph-glands around the elbow-joint. G., Cubital, 

 Superficial, any one of the lymph-glands situated 

 over the inner condyle of the humerus in the subcu- 

 taneous connective tissue. G., Cutaneous, any one 

 of the various glands of the skin. They include the 

 hair, sudoriparous and sebaceous glands. G., Cy- 

 athiform, in biology, small, fleshy, cup-like glands, se- 

 creting a viscid fluid. G., Decidual, any one of the 

 glands of the decidua. G., Dental (of Serres), one 

 of the small, white epithelial bodies on the mucous 

 membrane of the jaw, over the point of emergence of 

 the teeth. G., Diapnogenous. See G. , Sudorip- 

 arous. G., Digestive, in biology, one of certain 

 glands situated on the leaves or other portions of some 

 insectivorous plants ; they secrete a fluid capable of 

 digesting albuminoid substances. G., Dorsal. See 

 G., Scapular. G., Ductless, a gland without a duct. 

 G., Duodenal. I. See G., Brunner' s. 2. One of the 

 lymph-glands of the duodenal mesentery. G., Du- 

 verney's. See G. of Bartholin. G., Ebner's, one 

 of the acinous glands of the tongue situated in the 

 region of the circumvallate papillae. G., Enteric. 

 See Crypts of Lieberkiihn. G., Epiglottic, one of 

 the muciparous glands about the posterior surface of 

 the epiglottis. G., Esophageal, one of the acinous 

 lymph-glands under the mucous membrane of the 

 esophagus. G., Excretory, one of the glands that 

 secrete the excrementitious matters of the body. G. , 

 External, in botany, one of the glands on the outer 

 surface of a plant-organ. G., Facial, one of the 



lymph-glands of the face. G., Facial, Deep, one of 

 the lymph-glands beneath the buccinator muscle. G., 

 Facial, Superficial. See G. , Auricular, Anterior. 

 G., Femoral. See G. , Inguinal. G. -fever, an infec- 

 tious constitutional disorder characterized by rapid and 

 painful enlargement of the cervical lymphatic glands, 

 with considerable elevation of temperature. G., 

 Floral. See G., Nectariferous. G., Follicular, 

 one consisting of or beginning in follicles. G., Fol- 

 licular (of the tongue), one of the lymph-glands in 

 the mucous membrane at the base of the tongue. G., 

 Fundus. See G., Oxyntic. G. of Galeati. See 

 Crypts of Lieberkiihn. G., Gastric, any one of the 

 glands of the stomach, tubular or peptic. Those 

 lining the fundus of the stomach are the true pepsin- 

 secreting glands. G., Gastro-epiploic, Inerior, 

 one of the lymph-glands surrounding the greater 

 curvature of the stomach. G., Gastro-epipioic, 

 Superior, one of the lymph-glands in the gastro- 

 phrenic ligament. G., Genal. See G., Buccal. G., 

 Genital. See G., Sexual. G., Globate. See G., 

 Lymphatic . G., Globular (of Mirbel), in biology, 

 one of the spheric glands forming a pulverulent surface 

 upon the calyx, corolla and anthers of many labiate 

 plants. G., Glomerate. See G., Racemose. G., 

 Green, in Crustacea, a gland on the side of the ante- 

 rior portion of the body. Its duct opens on a cervical 

 eminence, just below the antenna. G., Guerin's. 

 See G. , Skene's. G. of Guettard. See G. . Miliary. 

 G., Guttural. See G., Pharyngeal. G., Hair, the 

 sebaceous gland of a hair-follicle. G., Harder's. 

 See G., Harderian. G., Harderian, a small gland 

 in the nictitating membrane of many of the lower 

 animals. G. of Havers (also called synovial fringe), 

 one of the fatty bodies lying behind the highly vascu- 

 lar fringe-processes that project from a synovial mem- 

 brane into the cavity of a joint ; these were formerly 

 believed to be the glands that secreted the synovia. 

 G., Haversian. See G. of Havers. G., Hemat- 

 opoietic, any one of the glands that are supposed to 

 take part in the formation of the blood, as the spleen, 

 thymus, supra-renal capsules, etc. G. of Henle. 

 See G., Aggregated (of Bruch). G., Hepatic, one 

 of the lymph-glands in the ligaments around the liver. 

 G., Hermaphrodite, in hermaphroditic animals, a 

 gland answering both as ovary and testicle. G., 

 Hibernating, in hibernating animals, one of the 

 masses of fatty tissue, supposed to aid in sustaining 

 life during hibernation. G., Honey-comb. See 

 G., Beyer's. G., Hydrophorous. See G. , Sudorip- 

 arous. G., Hypogastric. See G., Iliac, Internal. 

 G., Iliac, Anterior, one of the lymph-glands anterior 

 to the iliac arteries, and situated between the fifth 

 lumbar vertebra and the femoral ring. They receive 

 the lymphatic and efferent vessels of the inguinal 

 glands. G., Iliac, External. See G., Iliac, Ante- 

 rior. G., Iliac, Internal, one of the lymph-glands 

 in the course of the hypogastric artery and vein. G., 

 Iliac, Superior, one of the lymph-glands near the 

 crest of the ilium. G., Infraclavicular, one of the 

 small lymph -glands situated below the clavicle, be- 

 tween the deltoid and pectoral muscles. G., Inguinal, 

 Deep, one of the lymph-glands in the crural ring, 

 around the femoral artery and vein. G., Inguinal. 

 Superficial, one of the lymph-glahds in the superficial 

 fascia just above Poupart's ligment. G., Infundibu- 

 lar, the infundibulum of the brain. G., Intercarot- 

 id, a minute body of glandular structure, of unknown 

 function, situated at the bifurcation of the common 

 carotid artery. G., Intercellular, one of tin- multi- 

 cellular vegetable glands, supplying the walls between 

 the cells. G., Intercostal, one of the lymph-glands 



