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gland ¹  (glnd)

n.

1.

a. A cell, a group of cells, or an organ that produces a secretion for use elsewhere in the body or in a body cavity or for elimination from the body.

b. Any of various organs, such as lymph nodes, that resemble true glands but perform a nonsecretory function.

2. Botany An organ or a structure that secretes a substance.

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[French glande, from Old French glandre, alteration of Latin glandula, diminutive of glns, gland-, acorn.]

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gland ²  (glnd)

n.

A device, such as the outer sleeve of a stuffing box, designed to prevent a fluid from leaking past a moving machine part.

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[Origin unknown.]

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gland¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a cell or organ in man and other animals that synthesizes chemical substances and secretes them for the body to use or eliminate, either through a duct (see exocrine gland) or directly into the bloodstream (see endocrine gland)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance Related adjective adenoid

[from Latin glāns acorn]

glandlike  adj

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gland²

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device that prevents leakage of fluid along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. It often consists of a flanged metal sleeve bedding into a stuffing box

[of unknown origin]

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gland  (glnd)

An organ or group of specialized cells in the body that produces and secretes a specific substance, such as a hormone. See also endocrine glandexocrine gland

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gland - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream secreter, secretor, secretory organ green gland - one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae sericterium, serictery, silk gland - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream acinus - one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland

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gland noun

Related words
adjective adenoid

Glands

adrenal gland, endocrine gland, exocrine gland, hypothalamus, islets of Langerhans or islands of Langerhans, lacrimal gland, liver, mammary gland, mucus gland, ovary, pancreas, parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, prostate, salivary gland, sebaceous gland, sweat gland, testicle, thyroid gland

Translations

gland [glænd] N (Anat) → glándula f
see also lymph

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gland [ˈglænd] n → glande f
glandular fever [ˌglændjʊlə^rˈfiːvə^r] n (British) → mononucléose f infectieuse

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gland

n → Drüse f; (= lymph gland) → Lymphdrüse f → or -knoten m

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gland [glænd] n (Anat) → ghiandola

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gland

n gland [glӕnd]

a part of the body that takes substances from the blood and stores them for use or in order that the body may get rid of them a sweat gland; He has swollen glands in his neck. klier غُدَّه отскачам žláza kirtel; -kirtel die Drüse αδένας glándula nääre غده rauhanen glande בלוטה गिलटी, ग्रन्थि žlijezda mirigy kelenjar kirtill ghiandola 腺 선(腺) liauka dziedzeris kelenjar klier kjertel gruczoł glândula glandă железа žľaza žleza žlezda körtel ต่อม salgıbezi 腺體 залоза غدہ tuyến 腺

adj glandular [-djulə, (American ) -dʒulər]

of the glands glandular fever. klieragtige غُدّي، مُتَعلِّق بالغُدد на или от жлеза žlázový kirtel- Drüsen-... αδενικός glandular näärme- غده ای؛ ناشی از غده rauhas- glandulaire של הבלוטות ग्रन्थिमय žljezdani mirigy- mengenai kelenjar kirtla- ghiandolare 腺の 선(腺)(모양)의 liaukų dziedzera-; dziedzeru- kelenjar klier- kjertel- gruczołowy glandular glandular железистый žľazový žlezen žlezdast körtel- เกี่ยวกับต่อม salgıbezlerine ait 腺體的 гландулярний غدہ یا غدود سے متعلق (thuộc) tuyến 腺的

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gland → غدة žláza kirtel Drüse αδένας glándula rauhanen glande žlijezda ghiandola 腺 샘 klier kjertel gruczoł glândula железа körtel ต่อม beze tuyến 腺