"Gland" is a word in ENGLISH
The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is
compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing
box, under Stuffing.
A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular,
which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.
Any very small prominence.
An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true,
gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the
functions of which are very imperfectly known.
The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
An organ for secreting something to be used in, or
eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the
salivary glands of the mouth.
The only way to live well is to feel intensely.
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A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland.
Read the complete definitionA South African shrub (Barosma) with small leaves that are dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which are …
Read the complete definitionThe part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum …
Read the complete definitionA glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.
Read the complete definitionA glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a …
Read the complete definitionAn organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
Read the complete definitionPatches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also Peyer's patches. In typhoid …
Read the complete definitionAn indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland.
Read the complete definitionAn organ in which spermatozoa are developed; a sperm gland; a testicle.
Read the complete definitionAny sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound …
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