gland 
One of the chief difficulties encountered in the compivs- 
sion of ammonia is leakage at the pump gland. 
Sci, Amer. Supp., p. 8780. 
Absorbent gland, a lymphatic gland. Accessory 
gland, a small detached part of the parotid gland, which 
sometimes exists as a separate lobe, and whose duct joins 
the duct of Steno as the latter crosses the masseter. More 
fully called glandula soda parotiilis. Acinose glands. 
See acinose, 2. Aggregate glands, the Peyerian glands 
or Peyer's patches of the intestine. Aggregate glands 
of Bruch, clusters of lymph-follicles in the conjunctiva; 
the trachoma glands of Henle. Also called clusters of 
Bruch. Agminate glands, aggregated glands of the 
intestine. See PtitrriHii i/lands, below. Anal gland. 
See a nal. Arytenoid glands, the mucous crypts of the 
larynx in the vicinity of the arytenoid cartilages. Atra- 
biliary gland, an old name of the adrenal or suprarenal 
gland or capsule. Also called atrabiliary capsule. Axil- 
lary glands, the lymphatic glands of thearmpit. Blood- 
vascular gland, one of the several so-called "ductless 
glands," as the spleen, thyroid, thymus, and adrenal. 
Bowman's glands, small saccular glands in the olfac- 
tory mucous membrane, most distinctly characterized in 
the lower air-breathing vertebrates. Bronchial glands, 
the lymphatic glands in the course of the bronchial tubes. 
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the! 
may gather at the corner of the eye, and there harden into 
the little bodies called sleepy -seedy. Also called Meibomtan 
.Miifln. Mesenteric glands, tlie lymphatic glands of 
the mesentery. Miliary glands, (a) In anat., the seba- 
ceous glands of the skin, (b) In but., the stomatesor breath- 
ing-pores of a leaf. Molar glands, two or three large 
glandulosity 
an acorn: see gin nil.} 
glandiform. 
gland-box (gland'l 
(gland'1 
a. [< L. 
, < 0MNM 
Acorn-like in shape ; 
n. Same as glttnd, 4. 
11. A faucet kept 
_ . vmmt AUVICU &AO,11\4O, x v \il vlll cc i.il,;'. . - KB . */ 'r 
glands situated in the sides of the mouth, whose excretory place by a gland which can be removed when 
ducts open into the mouth opposite the last molar tooth, it becomes necessary to get at the plug. K. H. 
Knight. 
glander (glan'der), v. t. [< glanders.] To af- 
fect with glanders. 
Being drank In plenty, it Itar-water] hath recovered 
even &</landered horse that was thought incurable. 
Up. Berkeley, Tar-Water. 
glanderous (glan'der-us), a. [< glander-s + 
-oits.] Of the nature of, caused by, or affected 
with glanders. 
Our laws provide for the destruction of animals affected 
with glanderous ulcers. 
Hartford (Conn.) Globe, Sept. 3, 1886. 
Morreuian gland. See Morrenian. Mucilaginous 
glands, ct-rtain plaited and fringed processes of synovial 
membranes: so named by Havers as the supposed source 
of the synovia. MUCOUS glands, any of the glands, in 
connection with mucous surfaces, which secrete mucus 
or some similar substance, as the buccal glands of the 
mouth and various follicles of portions of thu alimentary 
canal. Also called tnitcus-glands. Mushroom-shaped 
gland of certain insects, a remarkable accessory genital 
organ of the male, the so-called testis, but of the nature 
of a seminal vesicle. 
As the duct of the mushroom-shaped aland in the adult 
male Iblatta] always contains spermatozoa, and no other 
organ containing spermatozoa is to be found, this gland 
Hi' l.t 111 jrll.llll KIUIIUB III I 111- roll! SI- ul IIIC I IrlH 1U111IU HUM'S. h<18 1 1 ilt II Hill )' lll'l'll takt'll f I IT !])< tl'Sl is. RjljCWSfcy, hOW- -. 
-Brunner's glands [so called from J.K.Brutmer(l65S- ever, has recently pointed out that the true testes are situ- glanders (glan derz), . [< gland, q. v., prob. 
1727)], the small oompoond glands of the duodenum and 'ed in the tergal region of the abdomen. ... He traces through a form (OF. "gJandre, *glandle f) of 
upper part of the jejunum, embedded in the submucous theetferentductof thetestestotheglandsjust mentioned, alandule f. nlfinrliitn a irlanil Cf i>l,nnt,>v 
tissue, opening by minute orifices into the lumen of the Huxley, Anat. Invert, p. 359. "il < T ,,it,l,, 1 A f V : . Y"' 
intestine.- Buccal glands, the mucous follicles of the Nidamental glands those K land. which secrete V L - c ^' tf ''"] A fo . f ?1V mla char - 
raouth, similar in structure to salivary glands.- Calcif- visdd substou^ b w'bich tL^Z of , 2S* . acterized by_a _severe affection of the mucous 
erous gland, one of several pairs of lateral esophageal cephalopods, are invested and aggregated into various membrane of the nose and by a profuse dis- 
glandular diverticula of the earthworm which secrete a . chare-p, from it SPP rnuinin 
calcareous substance. Also called calcareous sac. 8l)8pe ": ..i.^l ..2f *???"'? 
The pharynx leads into the oesophagus, on each side of 
which in the lower part there are three pairs of large 
glands, which secrete a surprising amount of carbonate of 
lime. These calciferous ylaiuls are highly remarkable, for 
nothing like them is known in any other animal. 
Darwin, Vegetable Mould, p. 17. 
Cardiac glands, carotid gland, choroid gland. See 
the adjectives. Cerumlnous glands, cerumlnlparous 
glands, the follicles of the ear which secrete ear-wax. 
They are modified sweat-glands. Coccygeal gland, (a) 
In ornith., same as urofnigealgland. (o) In human aiiat., 
a small conglomerate body about as large as a pea, lying 
near the tip of the coccyx, the exact structure and function 
of which is uncertain. 1 1 is intimately connected with the 
arteries and nerves, and is probably not of glandular char- 
acter. It is also called Luschka's gland, after its flrst de- 
scriber, and by Arnold glomerulus arteriococcygeus. Col- 
leterial gland. Same as colleterium. Conglobate 
gland, a lymphatic or absorbent gland. See def. 1 (o). 
Conglomerate gland, a compound gland, generally 
of large size and of various structure, as the hepatic, pan- 
creatic, parotid, mammary, etc. The name is an old one, 
derived from Sylvius, who divided glands as then under- 
stood into conglomerate and conglobate, the latter being the 
lymphatics. Congregate glands, Peyer's glands. See 
Peyerian glands. Coniferous glands, a name formerly 
given to the discoid markings in the wood-cells of gymno- 
sperms. Cowper's glands. See Courperian glands, un- 
der Coivperian. Ductless gland, a so-called gland, such 
as the spleen, thymus, thyroid, or adrenal, having no 
excretory duct or secretory function. The pineal and 
pituitary bodies are sometimes brought under this cate 
gory. Also called vascular gland. Duodenal glands. 
the glands of Brunner. Epiglottic gland, esophageal 
glands, fundus glands, etc. See the qualifying words. 
Feather oil-gland. See feather. Folllcular gland, 
a simple gland of small size ; a follicle. Gastric glands, 
the secretory follicles of the stomach ; gastric follicles, 
commonly divided into two sets, the cardiac and pyloric. 
Genital gland, the primitive nndifferentiated gland of 
the embryo which is destined to become the testis of the 
secretion appears to cement the ova together. acorn, + ferre = E. bear 1 .] Bearing acorns or 
Qegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 386. other nuts ; producing nuts or mast : as, the 
Odoriferous glands, scent-glands; sebaceous follicles beech jind the oak axe glandiferous trees. 
the Mustelidoz, as skunks and polecats, and of such per- 
fumes as musk, civet, and castoreum. They are com- 
paratively small in the human subject, in which they are 
glandarious. 2. Having the character or 
structure of a gland; resembling a gland; 
glandular. 
preputial and known as Tysons glamls. Pacchionian fllanrlina Olnn-di'niU fNT, rSphiimaphpr 
glands, small villous patches, not glandular in character, x?' U 9 a T (e , , r'' 5\ L (OCflumaciier. 
found in clusters on the membranes enveloping the brain, loll), < ^- glans (gland-), an acorn, + -jno.J 
especially along the superior longitudinal sinus. Pan- A genus of pulmonate mollusks or snails, typ- 
creatlc gland, the pancreas. Parotid gland, the prin- i ca l of the family Glandinida>, 
cipal salivary gland. See parotul, n. Parotoid gland, havintr an oblonff or elons?atpd 
iu herpet. See parotoid, n.-Peptic glands, a name for- Sk*n! 
merlygiventothecardiacTarietyofgastricglands;thegas- sne11 * a truncated COlumella 
trie follicles secreting gastric juice. See gastric glands. and a thin outer lip, and contain- 
Peyerian glands [named after J. K. Peyer, a Swiss anato- ' 
mist(1653-1712)], aggregations of lymphoid follicles of the 
intestines,form ing a numberof circularoroval patches from 
half an inch to several inches in diameter, largest and most 
numerous in the ileum. They are commonly called Peyer's 
,- - 
patches, and the lesion of them is one of the most con- 
stant signs of typhoid fever.-Pineal gland. See co- 
nariumtindepiphyiii. Pituitary gland. See pituitary 
and hypophysis. Prostate gland. See prostate, n. 
Pyloric glands, those gastric follicles which are most 
ing upward of a hundred species. 
G. trtincata is a well-known species of the 
southern United States, of an ashy fawn- 
color tinged with pink ; G. rosea is a Cen- 
tral American form. 
(glan-diu'i-de), n. pi. 
j., < Glandina + -ida;.] A fami- 
ly of geophilous pulmonate gastro- 
Pyloric glands, those gastric follicles which are most pods, typified by the genus Glandi- 
numerous near the pyloric end of the stomach, as distin- . 
guished from the cardiac glands.- Rectal glands, in ". They have no jaw; the teeth are most- 
certain insects, projecting ridges of the interior of the *f r e ' elon K? te . (I . narrow, and aculeate; 
walls of the rectum, well supplied with trachea;. Sail- St !" ant . le . ls submedian or postme- 
. 
vary glands, those glands which secrete saliva. The 
chief are the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual. They 
are enormously developed in some birds, as swifts and 
dian and entirely Included in the shell, 
which is elongated or turreted. Also 
called Oleacinidoe. 
(jlnndina trvtt- 
aic cnui muuaiv ucvcivspcu 111 Mnua wtvm* as DYTIIIJJ uuu . - . . ._ , . . - - , . ._ 
woodpeckers, and in the beaver and the sewellel. Se- glandula (glan'du-W), n. : pi. glandula; (-le). 
male or the ovary of the female ; a germ-gland. Glands 
tion. It was formerly regarded as an auditory organ ; now 
supposed to be probably of the same nature as the shell- 
gland of the Entomostraca or lower crustaceans. 
This organ persists in the Thoracostraca and is known 
as the green-gland in the cray-flsh. . . . The green-glantl 
alone is distinctly similar to a renal excretory organ. 
Begenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 287. 
Harderiau gland, the lubricating gland of the nictitat- 
ing membrane or third eyelid, situated at the inner cor- 
ner of the orbit in reptiles, birds, and sundry mammals. 
It is wanting in the highest mammals. Havers's glands, 
the structures described by Clopton Havers as mucilagi- 
nous glands and as the source of the secretion of the sy- 
novial fluid which lubricates joints. Hepatic gland, 
the liver. Hermaphrodite gland, a germ-gland or es- 
sential organ of generation which secretes both ova and 
spermatozoa, as is usual in the Mollusca. Inguinal 
glands, the lymphatic glands of the groin. Intesti- 
nal glands, any of the various secretory or ductless 
glands of the intestine, as the solitary agminate, Brun- 
ner's, Lieberkuhn's, etc. Labial glands, certain follicles 
beneath the mucous membrane of the lips, opening by small 
orifices, and resembling other buccal glands. Lacrymal 
gland, the gland which secretes the tears, situated In the 
anterior upper and outer part of the orbit. Lenticular 
glands, a disused name for what are now known as lenti- 
cels. Lieberkuhu's glands, the follicles of Lieberkuhn, 
tlie small simple or solitary glands of the intestine. Lit- 
of the small intestine, especially of the ileum. They are 
now regarded as lymph-follicles. Split gland, a form of 
gland used to compress the packing in a stuffing-box. It is 
1. Pertaining to or resembling a gland; having 
the character or function of a gland; affecting 
a gland: as, glandular texture; glandular or- 
side of "the I'tSngue : S^ na 'i a glandular disease. 2. Containing or 
supporting glands; consisting of a gland or 
glands ; glanduliferous Glandular hairs, in bat., 
hairs which arise from or are tipped with glands, as in 
the nettle and sundew. Glandular woody fiber or 
tissue, a term that has been sometimes applied to the 
Citted woody tissue of gymnosperms. 
In a glan- 
of unknown function which dps each kidney. Also calied 
suprarenal, suprarenal > 
Kule, and adrenal. Seecu 
a so-called ductless gland situated at the rootof the Throat,' '* j. hn'a'o'nrntnrv v'p'aspisTii ~n{a ^rirs 
characteristic of fetal life and early infancy. The thymus f .etory vessels in plants. 
gland of the calf is the throat-sweetbread of butchers Olandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are 
See thym IK. Thyroid gland. See thyroid, n. Tracheal either glandules, follicles, or utricles. Lee. 
glandule (glan'dul), n. [= P. glandule = Pr. 
glandola = Sp. glandula = Pg. glandula = It. 
ghiandola, < L. glandula, a gland, dim. of glans 
(gland-), an acorn : see gland.] A small gland ; 
any gland. See glandula. 
It hath eye-lids commodiously placed, to cleanse the 
ball from dust, [and] to shed necessary moisture upon it 
through numerous glandules. Bentley, Sermons, v. 
a salivary gland situated under th 
in man the smallest of the three pairs of such glands. 
See iublinnual. SiirimaTrinary gland, a salivary gland 
situated under the side of the lower jaw-bone: in man 
intermediate in size between the parotid and the sublin- 
gnal gland. See sitbmaxillary. Sudoriferous or su- 
doriparous glands, sweat-glands; the minute crypts 
whence perspiration escapes from the skin. Seecutimder alonHnlarlv (fflan'dii lilr lil adw 
a(-rfai!d.-Suprarenalgland,a non-glandular body glanttUiariy (glan gu-lar u;, aav. 
., .., .....^T... whjch capseacn kidney. Also called oular manner. 
al capsule, atrabiliary gland or cap- glandulation (glau-du-la'shpn), n. [< glandule 
cutunderfcuZtuy. Tnymusgland, + -ation.] In hot., the situation and structure 
glands, the nunferous follicles which open upon the mu- 
conjunctiva of the eye, resembling Peyer's patches in their 
intimate structure. Tyson's glands. See odoriferous 
glands, above. Uropygial gland, the gland on the rump 
of a bird which secretes oil; the elreodochon. Also called 
cocci/geal gland. Vascular glands. Same as ductless or 
Mood-vascular glands: so called from their vascularity. 
L. glans glanduliferous (glan-du-lif 'e-rus), o. [< L. 
Acorn-colored; glandula, a gland, +/m - e = E. bear 1 .] Bear- 
~ ing glandules. 
. Sameasalandnlovs. 
[< </landtilose 
, > itv of ^ in ? g lan ' 
See TOommaa. Meibomian glands (named for H. Mei- see gland.] The season of turning hogs into the dulous. 2. A glandular body; a swelling re- 
bomiue, who wrote at the end of the seventeenth century], woods ; the feeding of hogs with mast. Bailey, sembling a gland. [Rare.] 
milk, known as the breast, teat, udder, etc. These glands yellowish-brown. Thomas, Med. Diet. ing glandules. 
are named in zoology, from their position, as axillary, pec- glandaget (glan'daj), n. [(OF.glandage, mast, glandulose(Klan'du-16s),a. Same 
Mdnd.'iudmnmaUyhavt^i t ! "' lacttrtti ""^ H acornS| tne season of turning hogs 'into the glandulosity (glan-du-los'i-ti), ti. 
