- buccal glands
- small glands in the mucous membrane lining the mouth. They secrete material that mixes with saliva.
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glandulae buccales.
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buccal glands
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buccal glands — small glands in the mucous membrane lining the mouth. They secrete material that mixes with saliva … The new mediacal dictionary
buccal gland — n any of the small racemose mucous glands in the mucous membrane lining the cheeks … Medical dictionary
Железы Щечные (Buccal Glands) — небольшие железы в слизистой оболочке щек. Их секрет смешивается с выделяемой слюной. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
buccal gland — noun 1. : any of the small racemose mucous glands in the mucous membrane lining the cheeks 2. : any of the lymphatic glands situated near the buccinator muscle … Useful english dictionary
ЖЕЛЕЗЫ ЩЕЧНЫЕ — (buccal glands) небольшие железы в слизистой оболочке щек. Их секрет смешивается с выделяемой слюной … Толковый словарь по медицине
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
Cheek — This article is about the anatomical feature. For other uses, see Cheek (disambiguation). Cheek Girl with prominent (puffy) cheeks. Latin bucca … Wikipedia
glandula — 1. [NA] SYN: gland. 2. SYN: glandule. [L. gland, dim. of glans, acorn] glandulae areolares [TA] SYN: areolar glands, under gland. g. atrabiliaris SYN: suprarenal gland. g. basilaris SYN: pituitary gland. glandulae bronchiales [TA] SYN: bronchial… … Medical dictionary
Hirudin — An anti clotting agent that prevents blood clots from traveling through the blood stream to clog up a vessel (thromboembolic complications). Hirudin is the active principle in the secretion of leeches. Desirudin and lepirudin (brand name:… … Medical dictionary
Saliva — Sa*li va, n. [L.; cf. Gr. ?.] (Physiol.) The secretion from the salivary glands. [1913 Webster] Note: In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
