ˈglandˌlikeadj gland (ɡlænd) n (Mechanical Engineering) a device that prevents leakage of fluid along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. It often consists of a flanged metal sleeve bedding into a stuffing box ...
The prostate massage, also referred to as prostate milking at times, is a term used for describing the massage or stimulation of the prostate gland in men. This prostate gland is also informally said as the ‘P-Spot’ or the ‘male G-spot’ and is stimulated for either medical or sexual...
gland's of HenleThese are not really glands. They are folds in the mucous membrane of the palpebral conjunctiva, situated between the tarsal plates and the fornices, in which there are goblet cells (Fig. G2).Syn.crypts of Henle (strictly speaking this term refers only to the pit-like de...
ˈglandˌlikeadj gland (ɡlænd) n (Mechanical Engineering) a device that prevents leakage of fluid along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. It often consists of a flanged metal sleeve bedding into a stuffing box ...
Goiter is an alternative term for enlargement of the thyroid gland and, though not common, is the most frequent abnormality of the thyroid gland in small ruminants. Goiters are noninflammatory and non-neoplastic. Decreased blood concentrations of T4 and T3, regardless of etiology, stimulate increase...
acne, any inflammatorydiseaseof thesebaceous, or oil, glandsof the skin. There are some 50 different types of acne. In common usage, the termacneis frequently used alone todesignateacne vulgaris, or common acne, probably the most prevalent of all chronic skin disorders. ...
The term atypical adenoma was introduced by Hazard and Kenyon161 to describe adenomas that contained follicles lacking a central lumen, solid columns of cells, sheet-like masses of cells, or areas of spindle cell growth (spindle cell metaplasia).162 As a result of the very broad histopathologic...
The medical term for ringworm is tinea. The skin infections are sometimes characterized by round lesions in the upper layers of the skin. Fungi that cause ringworm are known as dermatophytes. Image Source: MedicineNet, Inc.Text: MedicineNet, Inc. Picture of Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia: A syndrome...
However, it is still challenging to establish organoids that mimic in vivo-like architecture, size and function under homeostatic conditions. Here we describe the development of a long-term adult stem cell-derived mammary mini gland culture system that supports robust three-dimensional outgrowths ...
Medical Encyclopedia gland1 (glănd) n. 1. a.Any of various organs or cell groups, such as the adrenal glands and the salivary glands, that are of endothelial origin and secrete a substance that is used or excreted by the body.