gland en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɡland/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- [ɡleənd] ~ [ɡlɛənd] General American, Canada, æ-raising
- [ɡleːnd] ~ [ɡlɛeːnd] Australia, æ-raising
- /ɡlænd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡlæːnd/ (Australia)
- /ɡlɛnd/ (New-Zealand)
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).
Meanings
- 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).
- 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). ▸ A structure resembling a gland, especially a lymph node.
- A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
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A stuffing box used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid.
The gland of a tap/faucet is usually packed with string which has been soaked in tallow or similar grease.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sex gland · meibomian gland · Bartholin's gland · submaxillary gland · glandectomy · vestibular gland · Nasonov's gland · paraurethral gland · glandotropic · lacrimal gland · parotid gland · sebaceous gland · intestinal gland · parathyroid gland · miliary gland · sudoriparous gland · pituitary gland · glandiform · ductless gland · Montgomery gland · uterine gland · prostate gland · uropygial gland · pseudogland · Peyerian gland · Cowper's gland · suprarenal gland · saliva gland · scent gland · Brunner's gland · salivary gland · eccrine gland · Bowman's gland · sublingual gland · thymus gland · salt gland · antennal gland · green gland · thyroid gland · mammary gland · Meibomian gland · poison gland · sudoriferous gland · tarsal gland · gland of Deshayes · vitelline gland · Skene's gland · sweat gland · Harderian gland · tear gland · Dufour's gland · Nasonov gland · paratoid gland · glandless · submandibular gland · parotoid gland · anterior pituitary gland · anal gland · interrenal gland · bulbourethral gland · palatine gland · glandlike · prothoracic gland · monkeygland · colleterial gland · pineal gland · master gland · Peyer's gland · hibernating gland · apocrine gland · adrenal gland
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
macrogland · endocrine gland · mammary gland · exocrine gland
Meronyms
exocrine gland · endocrine gland · exocrine gland · endocrine gland
Relateds
organ · glanders · glandulous · glandule · glandular · glans
Synonyms
Translations (128)
ug بەز (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fa بالو (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · tr bez (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · id kelenjar (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fi rauhanen (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh жлијезда (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ru железа́ (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · bg жлеза́ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · nl klier (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ta சுரப்பி (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh žlezda (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · bn গ্রন্থি (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · km ក្រពេញ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ba биҙ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · nn kjertel (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ar غُدَّة (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sq gjëndër (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ckb دژێن (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fa دژپیه (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fi eritenysty (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ga faireog (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · mi repe (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · km គ្រន្ថី (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · krc без (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · mk жлезда (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ckb دوبشی (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ps پرګی (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · th ต่อม (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · tr salgı bezi (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · be зало́за (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · pl gruczoł (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ro glandă (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · km ក្លង់ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh žlezda (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · es glándula (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · os рӕзынӕг (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · cmn 腺 (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh жлезда (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ast glándula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · id kelenjar (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · mr ग्रंथी (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · lo ຕ່ອມ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · vo mismelaglan (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · arz غدة (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · pl gruczoł (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · tg ғадуд (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · lv dziedzeris (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · hi ग्रंथि (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · tl katasan (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · izh rauha (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ur غدہ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · lt liauka (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ky без (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · hi ग्रंथि (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ru железа́ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · io glando (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · es glándula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · jv klanjer (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · nb kjertel (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · pt glândula (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ps غده (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sv körtel (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · pt glândula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · jv klanjer (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · vi tuyến (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sl žleza (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · kk без (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · my ဂလင်း (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · da kirtel (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · cmn 腺體 /腺体 (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · nv akááz (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · hy գեղձ (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · vo glan (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ko 선 (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ckb دوشوال (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · de Stinkdrüse (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · de Drüse (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · cs žláza (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh žlijezda (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fa غده (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh жлијезда (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ms kelenjar (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · az vəzi (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · it ghiandola (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · kmr livik (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · is kirtill (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · acw غُدَّة (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · nrn jetel (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sk žľaza (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · el αδένας (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · he בַּלּוּטָה (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · hsb žałza (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh žlijezda (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · ja 腺 (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · id glandula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · alt бес (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · uz bez (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · fr glande (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · kmr rijên (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · nl klier (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · lb Drüs (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · io glando (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · uk за́лоза (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · eu guruin (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ta சுரப்பி (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · et nääre (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ka ჯირკვალი (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ja グランド (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · gl glándula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · de Drüse (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · hu mirigy (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · kmr toşpî (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · tl katasan (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ps مرغېړى (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · it ghiandola (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · mn булчирхай (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · grc ἀδήν (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · eo glando (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ia glandula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · cy chwarren (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · uk за́лоза (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · tk mäz (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ca glàndula (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · ga faireog (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · tg ғудда (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · sh жлезда (secretory structure on the surface of an organ) · kmr rijên (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) · nog без (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance)