Term Name: mucous gland
Synonyms: glandula mucosa, muciparous gland, mucous secreting gland, mucus gland, mucus-secreting gland
Definition: A gland in which the principal secretory cells are mucus secreting cells.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000414]

Relationships
has parts: mucous acinus
is a type of: exocrine gland
has subtype: anterior lingual gland buccal gland bulbo-urethral gland cardiac gastric gland duodenal gland endometrial gland fundic gastric gland hemipenial mucuous gland larynx mucous gland major vestibular gland mucous gland of lung palatine gland pyloric gastric gland skin mucous gland submucosal gland urethral gland
disjoint_from: granular gland