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the brain. See Pituitary Body. G., Plexiform. 

 See G., Peyer's. G., Poison, a gland in venomous 

 insects and snakes that secretes the poisonous sub- 

 stance. G., Popliteal, one of the lymph-glands sur- 

 rounding the popliteal vessels. G., Precrural, in com- 

 parative anatomy, one of the lymph-glands following 

 the course of the nervus circumflex ilii. G., Prehyoid, 

 an accessory thyroid gland above the hyoid bone. G. , 

 Prelaryngeal, a lymph-gland on the crico-thyroid 

 membrane, between the crico-thyroid muscles. G., 

 Prepectoral, in comparative anatomy one of the 

 lymph-glands surrounding the lower portion of the jug- 

 ular vein. G., Preputial. See G. , Tyson's. G., Pre- 

 scapular, in comparative anatomy, one of the lymph- 

 glands situated beneath the elevator humeri muscle. 

 G., Prostate. See Prostate Gland. G., Prostatic. 

 See Prostate Gland. G., Pulmonary, one of the lymph- 

 glands in the pulmonary substance. G., Purple, in 

 Gasteropoda, one of the glands secreting the so-called 

 Tyrian purple. G., Pyloric, one of the glands of 

 the stomach mainly situated near the pylorus and se- 

 creting the gastric juice. G., Racemose, a compound 

 follicular gland resembling a bunch of grapes. It is 

 composed of a number of acini with a single excretory 

 duct. G. of Rathke. See G., Masai. G., Renal, 

 the suprarenal capsule. G., Reticulate, a lymph- 

 gland containing reticular tissue. G., Retroperito- 

 neal, one of the lymph-glands behind the peritoneum. 

 G., Rivini's. See G. , Sublingual. G., Rosenmiil- 

 ler's. I. The inferior lachrymal gland {accessory of 

 Rosenmiiller). It is the fore part of the lachrymal 

 gland, which is separated from the rest of the gland 

 by a fibrous septum. It is also called the palpebral 

 portion of the lachrymal gland. 2. The lymph-gland 

 situated in the crural ring. G., Saccular, a gland 

 formed by a sacculation of a mucous or serous mem- 

 brane. G., Sacral, one of the lymph-glands on the 

 anterior face of the sacrum. G., Salival. See G., 

 Salivary. G., Salivary, a gland whose function it 

 is to secrete saliva. G., Salivary, External. See 

 G., Parotid. G., Scapular, one of the lymph-glands 

 near the axillary border of the scapula. G., Scent. 

 See G. , Odoriferous. G., Sebaceous. I. One of the 

 minute saccular glands in the corium of the skin, se- 

 creting sebum. 2. See G., Cement. G., Sebiferous. 

 See G. , Sebaceous. G., Sebiparous. See G., Seba- 

 ceous. G., Secreting. See G., Secretory. G., 

 Secretory, any gland of the body yielding a secretion. 

 It is an arrangement of cells by which certain ele- 

 ments are separated from the blood that circulates 

 in the capillary vessels which are in contact with the 

 cells. G., Seminal, the testicle. G., Septal, in 

 biology, one of the secreting glands in the septa be- 

 tween the loculi of the ovaries of liliaceous plants. 

 G., Serous. See G., Albuminous. G., Serous, 

 Salivary, one of those salivary glands the secretion of 

 which contains a characteristic albuminous substance, 

 with little or no mucin. G. of Serres. See G. , 

 Dental. G., Sexual, the ovary or testis. G., Sim- 

 ple, a gland composed of but one secreting sac, with 

 a single and unbranched tube. G., Skene's, one of 

 the two mucous glands just within the meatus urina- 

 rius of the female ; they are frequently the seat of 

 latent gonorrhea. G., Solitary, one of the glands 

 scattered through the mucous membrane of the small 

 intestine. G., Spinning, one of the tubular glands 

 near the anal or oral orifice of certain spiders and 

 other insects ; it secretes a viscid material that 

 hardens on exposure to the air. G., Stalked, in 

 botany, a gland situated upon a stalk. G., Staphyl- 

 ine. See G., Palatine. G., Sternal, one of the 

 lymph- glands on the upper costal cartilages, near the 



sternum. G., Subauricular, one of the lymph-glands 

 situated below and behind the ear. G., Sub-caudal, 

 a gland located near the base of the tail, the secretion 

 from which yields the peculiar penetrating odor of the 

 fox and other animals. G. , Subconjunctival. See 

 G., Meibomian. G., Sublingual, the smallest of 

 the salivary glands. There is one on either side be- 

 neath the tongue. G., Submaxillary, a large sali- 

 vary gland situated in the submaxillary triangle. G., 

 Submaxillary Lymphatic, one of the lymph-glands 

 in the submaxillary triangle. G., Suboccipital. See 

 G., Occipital. G., Substernal. See G., Sternal. G., 

 Suburethral. Same as G. of Couper. G., Su- 

 doriferous. See G. , Sudoriparous. G., Sudorip- 

 arous, one of the peculiarly convoluted glands in 

 the subcutaneous connective tissue that secrete the 

 sweat. G., Supraclavicular. See G., Cervical, 

 Inferior, Deep. G., Supra-hyoid, one of the 

 small lymph-glands between the anterior bellies of the 

 digastric muscles. G., Supra-orbital, in biology, a 

 gland in the orbit of birds communicating with the 

 nasal passages. G., Suprarenal, the suprarenal cap- 

 sules. G., Sweat. See G., Sudoriparous. G., 

 Tarsal. See G. , Meibomian. G., Tarso-conjunc- 

 tival. See G., Meibomian. G., Tartar, one of the 

 hypothetic glands thought to secrete the tartar of the 

 teeth. G., Temporary, the name occasionally given 

 to the Graafian follicle. G., Thoracic, Deep, one 

 of the lymph-glands situated on the outer surface of 

 the serratus magnus muscle. G., Thoracic, Super- 

 ficial. See G., Pectoral. G., Thymus, a tempo- 

 rary organ lying mainly in the neck, attaining its full 

 growth at two years and practically disappearing at 

 puberty. G. , Thyroid, a ductless lobulated gland 

 situated in the lower middle ventral portion of the 

 neck, in front of the trachea and below the thyroid 

 cartilage. G., Tibial, Anterior, a lymph-gland on 

 the anterior surface of the interosseous ligament of the 

 leg. G., Tracheal, one of the minute ovoid acinous 

 glands in the tracheal mucous membrane, especially 

 on its posterior surface. G., Trachoma (of Henle). 

 See G., Aggregated (of Bruck). G., Tubular, a 

 gland composed mainly of a tube-like structure. G., 

 Tubular, Compound, one composed of a number of 

 small tubules with a single duct. G., Tympanic, a 

 swelling upon the tympanic nerve, situated near or 

 within the tympanic canal, and believed to be of the 

 same nature as the coccygeal gland. G., Tyson's, 

 one of the sebaceous glands on the corona of the 

 glans penis and on the prepuce. See G. , Odorifer- 

 ous. G., Urethral. See G. of Littre and G., 

 Skene 's. G., Uropygial, the oil-secreting gland sit- 

 uated over the coccyx of birds. G., Uterine, one of 

 numerous tubular follicles in the uterine mucous 

 membrane, secreting the so-called uterine milk. G., 

 Utricular. I. In biology, one of the spaces in the 

 epidermis filled with a colorless fluid. 2. See G., 

 Uterine. G., Vaginal, one of the acinous glands in 

 the vaginal mucous membrane. G., Venenific. 

 G., Poison. G., Veneniparous. Sec G., Pohon. 

 G., Vesalius's, one of the pulmonary and bronchial 

 mucous glands. G., Vesicular. See G. , Utn 

 (ist def). G., Vulvo-vaginal. See G. of Bartho- 

 lin. G., Wax, in insects, one of the glands of the 

 surface secreting a wax-like material. G., Weber's, 

 one of the tubular mucous glands of the tongue situated 

 chiefly near the root. G., Yolk, the vitellarium, //. V. 

 G., Zeiss's, one of the sebaceous glands of the 

 lashes. G., Zygomatic. See G. , .Auricular. Anterior. 



Glanderous (glan'-der-us), or Glandery (glan'-der-e) 

 [glandula, a gland]. Affected with glanders. 



Glanders (glan'-derz). A contagious disease of horses, 



