- racemose glands
- glands composed of acini arranged like grapes on a stem.
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racemose glands
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racemose glands — (SIPUNCULA) Glandular structures on each side of the rectum; function unknown; buschelformigen Korper … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Racemose — Rac e*mose (r[a^]s [ e]*m[=o]s ), a. [L. racemosus full of clusters.] Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Racemose — A descriptive term for something that is in a cluster or bunch.From the Latin “racemus” meaning “a cluster or bunch, particularly of grapes.” * * * Branching, with nodular terminations; resembling a bunch of grapes. [L. racemosus, full of… … Medical dictionary
Cardiac glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = Section of mucous membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland similar to the intestinal glands, with… … Wikipedia
Esophageal glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandulae oesophageae GraySubject = 245 GrayPage = 1146 Caption = Layers of Esophageal Wall: 1. Mucosa 2. Submucosa 3. Muscularis 4. Adventitia 5. Striated muscle 6. Striated and smooth 7. Smooth muscle 8.… … Wikipedia
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Salivary gland — One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Each of these glands is paired; there is one parotid gland on each side of the head, etc. The… … Medical dictionary
follower — Gland Gland, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. ? for ?, and ? to cast, throw, the acorn being the dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gland — Gland, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. ? for ?, and ? to cast, throw, the acorn being the dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bartholin's gland — Bar·tho·lin s gland .bärt əl ənz , .bär thə lənz n either of two oval racemose glands lying one to each side of the lower part of the vagina and secreting a lubricating mucus called also gland of Bartholin, greater vestibular gland compare COWPER … Medical dictionary
