Medical Definition of Salt gland

1. A compound tubular gland, located around the eyes and nasal passages in marine animals and birds, the physiology of which figures in water-electrolyte balance. The pekin duck serves as a common research animal in salt gland studies. A rectal gland or rectal salt gland in the dogfish shark is attached at the junction of the intestine and cloaca and aids the kidneys in removing excess salts from the blood. (storer, usinger, stebbins & nybakken: general zoology, 6th ed, p658) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salt Gland

saltwort
saltwort
saltworts
saltwort family
salty
salt action
salt away
salt bridge
salt cod
salt depletion
salt depletion
salt depletion syndrome
salt dye
salt fever
salt flat
salt gland (current term)
SALT I
SALT II
Salt Lake City
salt lick
salt loading
salt marsh
salt marsh mallow
salt merchant
salt mine
salt oedema
salt of wisdom
salt plain
salt poisoning
salt ponds

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