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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Inactivating PTH/PTHrp signaling disorders (iPPSD) is a new umbrella term for endocrine conditions like pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism. The genetic basis for the clinical manifestations of these disorders will be explored in this chapter....
PC-fibros, like chondrocytes, were enriched in single nuclei data (Fig. 2b). We found analogous marker expression of COL12A1 around the cartilage in the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) (Extended Data Fig. 4f), supporting cell2location mapping of PC-fibro (Fig. 2g). We identified bone developmen...
Prognosis In the long term,most cases of parotitis go away and don't return. Parotitis that is linked to another medical condition (such as HIV/AIDS or Sjögren's syndrome) may not go away completely. How does parotitis occur? Parotitis is caused byduct obstruction(such as sialolithiasis)...
PC-fibros, like chondrocytes, were enriched in single nuclei data (Fig. 2b). We found analogous marker expression of COL12A1 around the cartilage in the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) (Extended Data Fig. 4f), supporting cell2location mapping of PC-fibro (Fig. 2g). We identified bone developmen...
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 ...