exocrine gland

exocrine gland

n.

An externally secreting gland, such as a salivary gland or sweat gland that releases its secretions directly or through a duct.

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exocrine gland  (ks-krn, -krn)

Any gland of the body that produces secretions and discharges them into a cavity or through a duct to the surface of the body. In mammals, the sweat glands and mammary glands are exocrine glands.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct duct gland, exocrine gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream oil gland - a gland that secretes oil sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland, tear gland - any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears pancreas - a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin bulbourethral gland, Cowper's gland - either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, glandulae cervicales uteri - mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix seminal vesicle - either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation digestive gland - any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals nabothian gland - one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus vestibular gland - a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus