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gland — (glan ; le d ne se lie pas ; au pluriel, l s se lie : les glan z et les chênes) s. m. 1° Le fruit que porte le chêne. • Sous un chêne aussitôt il va prendre son somme ; Un gland tombe : le nez du dormeur en pâtit, LA FONT. Fabl. IX, 4.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Littre's gland — Lit·tré s gland lē trāz n GLAND OF LITTRÉ … Medical dictionary
gland — [ glɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. glans, glandis 1 ♦ Fruit du chêne, akène contenant une graine farineuse, enveloppé à sa base dans une cupule. Sangliers qui se nourrissent de glands. 2 ♦ (1538) Anat. Renflement antérieur de la verge. ⇒vulg. nœud.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
Littré — Alexis, French anatomist, 1658–1726. See Littré glands, under gland, Littré hernia … Medical dictionary
littre's gland — ˈlē.trəz noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Alexis Littre died 1726 French physician : one of the mucous glands in the submucous tissue of the urethra … Useful english dictionary
Urethral gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = Urethral gland Latin = glandulae urethrales urethrae masculinae GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1250 Caption = Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = Dorlands = DorlandsID = The term urethral or periurethral gland (also… … Wikipedia
urethral gland — n any of the small mucous glands in the wall of the male or female urethra see GLAND OF LITTRÉ … Medical dictionary
Alexis Littré — (July 21, 1658 February 3, 1726) was a French physician and anatomist. He studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris. In 1691, he received his doctorate from the University of Paris. In 1699, he became a member of the Académie des Sciences.In… … Wikipedia
urethral gland — ▪ anatomy also called Littre Gland, in male placental mammals, any of the glands that branch off the internal wall of the urethra, the passageway for both urine and semen. The glands contribute mucus to the seminal fluid. They are… … Universalium
