- labial gland
- labial gland n one of the small tubular mucous and serous glands lying beneath the mucous membrane of the lips
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labial gland
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labial gland — noun 1. : one of the small tubular mucous and serous glands lying beneath the mucous membrane of the lips 2. : one of the glands opening at the base of the labium of insects usually functioning as salivary glands but in some groups producing silk … Useful english dictionary
Labial commissure of mouth — Fourteen Nylon sutures used to approximate the edges of this left cheek laceration, extending from the left commisure towards the left ear, allowing it to heal with considerably less scarring than it would without sutures … 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
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salivary gland — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Glands that open into the mouth, esophagus or at the beginning of the alimentary canal, that secrete a digestive substance; see labial gland, esophageal glands, peptonephridia. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) In Sepia and… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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Mucous gland — Vertical section of papilla foliata of the rabbit, passing across the folia. (Serous gland labeled at bottom right.) … Wikipedia
mixed gland — 1. a gland having both endocrine and exocrine portions. 2. a gland composed of both mucous and serous secreting cells, such as the labial glands. Called also heterocrine g. and seromucous g … Medical dictionary
