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Definition of Glands
1. gland [n] - See also: gland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glands
Literary usage of Glands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"A few small glands are also found on the front and sides of the larynx. The deep
cervical glands (Fig. 389) are numerous and of large size ; they form a ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"and accompany the external saphenous vein along the back of the leg, where they
enter the popliteal glands. The deep lymphatic vessels of the lower ..."
3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1900)
"Of these the submucous glands have long been recognized. ... They are typical
mucous glands situated in the submucous coat of the oesophagus (Plate XXI, ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"During the third the right axillary glands were distinct, the inguinal glands
... At the fourth examination the axillary and inguinal glands of both sides ..."
5. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"glands opening on the surface of the body.—There are several kinds of hypodermal
glands, differing widely in function, that open on the surface of the body; ..."
6. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"All the organs of the body properly termed glands are formations of the ...
The large majority of glands are composed of a single layer of epithelia. ..."
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