[gland] 
| 1. | Anatomy.
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| 2. | Botany. a secreting organ or structure. |
[gland] | 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. | stuffing box. |
| a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc. |
| gland 1 (glānd) n.
[French glande, from Old French glandre, alteration of Latin glandula, diminutive of glāns, gland-, acorn.] |
| gland 2 (glānd) n. A device, such as the outer sleeve of a stuffing box, designed to prevent a fluid from leaking past a moving machine part. [Origin unknown.] |
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.
| 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. |