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gland

1  [gland]
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–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; < L gland- (s. of glāns acorn); cf. It ghianda

Related forms:
glandless, adjective
glandlike, adjective
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gland

2  [gland]
–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. stuffing box.
Origin:
1830–40; orig. uncert.

stuffing box

 
–noun Machinery.
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.
Also called gland.

Origin:
1790–1800
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gland 1   (glānd)   
n.  

    1. A cell, a group of cells, or an organ that produces a secretion for use elsewhere in the body or in a body cavity or for elimination from the body.

    2. Any of various organs, such as lymph nodes, that resemble true glands but perform a nonsecretory function.

  2. Botany An organ or a structure that secretes a substance.


[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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gland
Pronunciation: 'gland
Function: noun
1 : a cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materialsfrom the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the body
2 : any of various animal structures (as a lymph node)suggestive of glands though not secretory in function —gland·less /'glan-dl&s/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

gland (glānd)
n.

  1. A cell, a group of cells, or an organ that produces a secretion for use in or for elimination from the body.

  2. Any of various organs, such as lymph nodes, that resemble true glands but perform a nonsecretory function.

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