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gland

92 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gland (noun)
  2. gland of Bartholin (noun)
  3. gland of Bowman (noun)
  4. gland of Brunner (noun)
  5. gland of Cowper (noun)
  6. gland of external secretion (noun)
  7. gland of internal secretion (noun)
  8. gland of Lieberkühn (noun)
  9. gland of Littré (noun)
  10. gland of Moll (noun)
  11. gland of Tyson (noun)
  12. adrenal gland (noun)
  13. anterior lingual gland (noun)
  14. axillary gland (noun)
  15. Bartholin's gland (noun)
  16. Bowman's gland (noun)
  17. bronchial gland (noun)
  18. Brunner's gland (noun)
  19. buccal gland (noun)
  20. bulbourethral gland (noun)
  21. cardiac gland (noun)
  22. carotid gland (noun)
  23. ceruminous gland (noun)
  24. coccygeal gland (noun)
  25. Cowper's gland (noun)
  26. digestive gland (noun)
  27. ductless gland (noun)
  28. duodenal gland (noun)
  29. eccrine gland (noun)
  30. endocrine gland (noun)

gland

noun \ˈgland\

Definition of GLAND

1
: a cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from 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 \ˈglan-dləs\ adjective

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