gland
Use Gland in a sentence noun
1.
Anatomy.
a.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
b.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
2.
Botany. a secreting organ or structure.
Origin:
1685–95; < Latin gland- (stem of glāns acorn); compare Italian ghianda
1685–95; < Latin gland- (stem of glāns acorn); compare Italian ghianda
Related forms
gland·less, adjective
gland·like, adjective
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noun Machinery.
1.
a sleeve within a stuffing box, fitted over a shaft or valve stem and tightened against compressible packing in such a way as to prevent leakage of fluid while allowing the shaft or stem to move; lantern ring.
2.
Origin:
1830–40; origin uncertain
1830–40; origin uncertain
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World English Dictionary
gland1 (ɡlænd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | exocrine gland See also endocrine gland 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 (exocrine gland) or directly into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) |
| 2. | a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form |
| 3. | a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance |
| Related: adenoid | |
| [C17: from Latin glāns acorn] | |
| 'glandlike1 | |
| —adj | |
| gland2 (ɡlænd) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gland
1692, from L. glandula "gland of the throat, tonsil," dim. of glans (gen. glandis) "acorn," from PIE base *gwel- "acorn, oak" (cf. Gk. balanos, Armenian kalin, O.C.S. zelodi "acorn;" Lith. gile "oak").
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Medical Dictionary
gland (glānd)
n.
A cell, a group of cells, or an organ that produces a secretion for use in or for elimination from the body.
Any of various organs, such as lymph nodes, that resemble true glands but perform a nonsecretory function.
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Science Dictionary
gland  (glānd) Pronunciation Key
An organ or group of specialized cells in the body that produces and secretes a specific substance, such as a hormone. See also endocrine gland, exocrine gland. |
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Example sentences from the web
This type of gland is found in the salivary glands and esophagus.
The yellow bill colors of many hornbills are produced by preen gland secretions.
This is not a true goiter, which is caused by the enlargement of the thyroid gland.
It also causes the thyroid gland to grow in size by increasing cell division.
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