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An intraepidermal spiral duct in the eccrine gland.
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The functional unit in a salivary gland, consisting of all the secretory cells that release their products into a single intralobular duct.
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(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.
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Having both endocrine and exocrine characteristics
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(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
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(anatomy) Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.
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Relating to, or designating, a type of spindle-shaped cell in the exocrine pancreas.
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(physiology) A cell located in the stomach and parathyroid gland that secretes precursor enzymes.
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(dermatology, pathology) An apical portion of a cytoplasm of secretory cells which project prominently as buds into a lumen.
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(anatomy) Any gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream; especially the endocrine gland
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(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
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Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
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(anatomy) Any of various glands which secrete via a duct, typically into the digestive tract or onto the skin.
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Alternative form of exocrine [Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.]
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(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
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(cytology) A column-shaped secretory cell found in the epithelium of the respiratory and intestinal tract that secretes the principal constituents of mucus
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Alternative form of haemocoel [(biology) The cavity, between the organs of arthropods and molluscs, through which the blood etc. circulates.]
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(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.
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One of the cells, in the vitreous body of the eye, that may produce hyaluronic acid and collagen.
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Relating to, or composed of leiomyomata
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(biology) A gland distributed on the skin, typically of a toad, that secretes toxins
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The secretion, rich in lipids, of the meibomian gland
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(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.
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Relating to a myoepithelioma.
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Alternative form of nevomelanocytic [Relating to nevomelanocytes.]
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A layer of new skin formed after a wound
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(anatomy) Near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.
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Alternative form of parotoid gland [An external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders, which secretes a milky alkaloid substance to deter predators.]
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Alternative form of salivary gland [(anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.]
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(anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.
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A glandular organ that secretes such substances as musk or castoreum.
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(anatomy) A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.
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(biology) Any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum.
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(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
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(dated) Produced by animal secretion.
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Relating to the capacity of a structure (often a nerve) to induce a gland to secrete a substance (usually mucus or serous fluid).
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(physiology) A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion.
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Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.
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The production of sialoliths
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(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.
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Characterised by the presence of thymomata
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A benign cluster of epithelial cells most commonly found in the connective tissue of the Fallopian tubes, but also seen in the mesovarium, mesosalpinx, and ovarian hilus.
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