Gland Definition
glănd
glands
noun
glands
Any organ or specialized group of cells that produces secretions, as insulin or bile, or excretions, as urine: some glands, as the liver and kidneys, have ducts that empty into an organ: the ductless (or endocrine) glands, as the thyroid and adrenals, secrete hormones.
Webster's New World
Any similar structure that is not a true gland.
Lymph glands.
Webster's New World
An organ or layer of cells that produces and secretes some substance.
Webster's New World
A movable part that compresses the packing in a stuffing box.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gland
Noun
Singular:
gland
Plural:
glandsOrigin of Gland
French glande from Old French glandre alteration of Latin glandula diminutive of glāns gland- acorn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Perhaps akin to Scots glams jaws of a vise, pincers probably from variant of clam
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin glāns, gland- (“acorn”).
From Wiktionary
19th century. Etymology unknown.
From Wiktionary
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