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labial gland

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labial gland [′lā·bē·əl ¦gland]
(anatomy)
Any of the small, tubular mucous and serous glands underneath the mucous membrane of mammalian lips.
(invertebrate zoology)
A salivary gland, or modification thereof, opening at the base of the labium in certain insects.


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A labial gland biopsy was pursued that was ultimately nondiagnostic, so an excisional biopsy of the right submandibular gland was undertaken.
On the negative side, it is a complex system, requiring experience and practice to use, and prominent variation occurs between labial glands, as well as within glands.
 
 
 
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