gland

Meaning

1. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
2. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
3. A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.

Synonyms

gasket

glandule

gland bush

secretor

stuffing box

secreter

secretory organ

glandula

packing gland

packing box

stuffing box gland

gland box

stuffing ring

seal end plate

seal cover

artery

stuffinggland

facing

follicle

lymph node

node

packing

testicle

Translations

glándula

glande

Drüse

klier

bez

presse-étoupe

gland

-n

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡlænd/

Etymology

Late 17th century borrowing from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae (“throat glands, tonsils”), plural of glandula (“a little acorn”), from glāns (“an acorn”) + -ula (diminutive nominal suffix).