- maxillary gland
- noun
: one of the paired excretory organs opening at the base of the maxillae of various arthropods
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maxillary gland — Excretory organ in maxillary somite with duct opening on maxilla. (Syn. shell gland) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Excretory organ located in maxillary segment, having its duct opening on maxilla. (Syn. shell gland) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Nephridial… … Crustacea glossary
Maxillary artery — Artery: Maxillary artery Plan of branches of maxillary artery. ( Internal maxillary is horizonal at left center.) … Wikipedia
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
antennal gland(s) — See: green gland [Martin, 2005]. Excretory gland situated in the basal article of the antennal peduncle [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Nephridial excretory organs exiting via a pore at the base of the antennae [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. One of pair… … Crustacea glossary
shell gland — See: maxillary gland [Martin, 2005]. See: maxillary gland [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Carapace spine [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Cladocera): Maxillary gland [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Notostraca): Maxillary gland [Stachowitsch,… … Crustacea glossary
shell gland — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) see maxillary gland. 2. (MOLLUSCA) Specialized epithelium that secretes the shell mantle. 3. (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) Mehlis gland … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Parotid gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula parotidea GraySubject = 177 GrayPage = 693 Caption = Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland #2 is Submandibular gland #3 is Sublingual gland Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… … Wikipedia
Submandibular gland — Salivary glands: 1 parotid gland, 2 submandibular gland, 3 sublingual gland Latin glandula submandibularis … Wikipedia
Lacrimal gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = Lacrimal apparatus of the right eye. The lacrimal gland is to the upper left. The right side of the picture is towards the nose. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
Poison gland — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
