green gland | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae |
uropygial gland preen gland | oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds |
silk gland serictery sericterium | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders |
gland secretory organ secretor secreter | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
oil gland | a gland that secretes oil |
sebaceous gland sebaceous follicle glandulae sebaceae | a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin |
Meibomian gland tarsal gland | a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids, bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye |
exocrine gland exocrine duct gland | a gland that secretes externally through a duct |
endocrine gland endocrine ductless gland | any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
thyroid gland thyroid | located near the base of the neck |
parathyroid gland parathyroid | any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland |
sweat gland sudoriferous gland | any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
apocrine gland | a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion, in human beings located in hairy regions of the body |
eccrine gland | a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid, restricted to the human skin |
adrenal gland adrenal suprarenal gland | either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney |
prostate gland prostate | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra, produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen |
lacrimal gland lachrymal gland tear gland | any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears |
thymus gland thymus | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity, atrophies with age |
central vein of suprarenal gland vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | a single draining vein, on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava, on the left it empties into the left renal vein |
salivary duct | a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth |
lymph node lymph gland node | the source of lymph and lymphocytes |
Peyer's patch Peter's gland | any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon |
pituitary pituitary gland pituitary body hypophysis | the master gland of the endocrine system, located at the base of the brain |
anterior pituitary anterior pituitary gland adenohypophysis | the anterior lobe of the pituitary body, primarily glandular in nature |
posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland neurohypophysis pars nervosa | the posterior lobe of the pituitary body, primarily glandular in nature |
pineal gland pineal body epiphysis cerebri epiphysis | a small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, secretes melatonin |
Cowper's gland bulbourethral gland | either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra, homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female |
Bartholin's gland | either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus, homologous to Cowper's gland in the male |
cervical glands cervical glands of the uterus glandulae cervicales uteri | mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix |
gonad sex gland | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced |
male reproductive gland | the reproductive organs of a man |
digestive gland | any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract |
salivary gland | any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion |
parotid gland | a large salivary gland that produces % of daytime saliva, in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear |
sublingual gland sublingual salivary gland | a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva), in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue |
submaxillary gland submaxillary salivary gland submandibular gland submandibular salivary gland mandibular gland | a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva, discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue |
mammary gland mamma | milk-secreting organ of female mammals |
nabothian gland | one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus |
vestibular gland | a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina, secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus |
sialolith salivary calculus | a stone formed in the salivary gland |
nectary honey gland | a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar |
glandular disease gland disease glandular disorder adenosis | a disorder of the glands of the body |
salivary | of or relating to saliva, salivary gland |