glanders
- n a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
glandulae cervicales uteri
- n mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
glandulae sebaceae
- n a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
glandular cancer
- n malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
glandular carcinoma
- n malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
glandular fever
- n an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
glandular labrador tea
- n a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum
glandular plague
- n the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
glans
- n a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris
glans clitoridis
- n small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris
glans penis
- n the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis