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Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
A rare autosomal recessive abnormality of platelet glycoprotein Ilb-IIIa, characterized by easy bruising and epistaxis that sometimes requires blood transfusions. Bleeding is prolonged, clot retraction is diminished, and platelets do not aggregate during blood coagulation or after addition of adenosine diphosphate. Treatments include platelet transfusions, progestational agents, and iron replacement, among others.
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Glans clitoridis
The tip of the clitoris. It is composed of the joining of two erectile bodies, the corpora cavernosa. It is covered by a prepuce (the front edge of the labia minora), and is the most highly innervated and sensitive part of the clitoris.
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Glandilemma
The covering or capsule of a gland.
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Vaginal gland
Acinous glands found in the uppermost portion of the vaginal mucosa near the cervix, most of the vaginal mucosa being devoid of glands.
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Urethral gland
One of the tubular glands in the endometrium.
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Unicellular gland
Mucus-secreting cells present in columnar or pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissue layers. They are called goblet cells.
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Tubular gland
A gland whose terminal secreting portions are narrow tubes rather than sacs or alveoli.
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Target gland
Any gland affected by the action or secretion of another gland (e.g., the thyroid is a target gland of the pituitary).
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Seromucous gland
A mixed serous and muciparous gland.
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Pyloric gland
Gastric glands near the pylorus that secrete gastric juice.
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