littre's gland
1Littre's gland — Lit·tré s gland lē trāz n GLAND OF LITTRÉ …
2littre's gland — ˈlē.trəz noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Alexis Littre died 1726 French physician : one of the mucous glands in the submucous tissue of the urethra …
3gland of Littre — gland of Lit·tré lē trā n any of the urethral glands of the male called also Littré s gland Lit·tré lē trā Alexis (1658 1726) French surgeon and anatomist. Littré described the glands of Littré in 1700. He was the first (in 1710) to propose the… …
4gland — (glan ; le d ne se lie pas ; au pluriel, l s se lie : les glan z et les chênes) s. m. 1° Le fruit que porte le chêne. • Sous un chêne aussitôt il va prendre son somme ; Un gland tombe : le nez du dormeur en pâtit, LA FONT. Fabl. IX, 4.… …
5gland — [ glɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. glans, glandis 1 ♦ Fruit du chêne, akène contenant une graine farineuse, enveloppé à sa base dans une cupule. Sangliers qui se nourrissent de glands. 2 ♦ (1538) Anat. Renflement antérieur de la verge. ⇒vulg. nœud.… …
6gland — 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… …
7Littré — Alexis, French anatomist, 1658–1726. See Littré glands, under gland, Littré hernia …
8Urethral gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = Urethral gland Latin = glandulae urethrales urethrae masculinae GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1250 Caption = Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = Dorlands = DorlandsID = The term urethral or periurethral gland (also… …
9Alexis Littré — (July 21, 1658 February 3, 1726) was a French physician and anatomist. He studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris. In 1691, he received his doctorate from the University of Paris. In 1699, he became a member of the Académie des Sciences.In… …
10urethral gland — n any of the small mucous glands in the wall of the male or female urethra see GLAND OF LITTRÉ …
