English > gland: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream. |
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Synonyms | secretory organ, secretor, secreter |
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Parts | acinus | One of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland |
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Narrower | endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland | Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland | A gland that secretes externally through a duct |
green gland | One of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae |
silk gland, serictery, sericterium | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm / silkworm) or spiders |
Broader | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
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Spanish | glándula, órgano secretatorio, órgano segregatorio, secreter, secretor |
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Catalan | glàndula, òrgan secretatori, òrgan segretatori, secreter, secretor |
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Adjectives | glandular | relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland |
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