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1. (n.) gland
any organ or group of cells specialized for producing secretions, as insulin or sweat.
2. (n.) gland
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.
Etymology: (1830–40; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
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1. (noun) gland
an organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth
2. (noun) gland
an organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known
3. (noun) gland
a special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product
4. (noun) gland
any very small prominence
5. (noun) gland
the movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing
6. (noun) gland
the crosspiece of a bayonet clutch
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Sense: a part of the body that takes substances from the blood and stores them for use or in order that the body may get rid of them
a sweat gland; He has swollen glands in his neck.
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 Afrikaans: klier |
 Arabic: غُدَّه |
 Bulgarian: отскачам |
 Brazilian: glândula |
 Czech: žláza |
 German: die Drüse |
 Danish: kirtel; -kirtel |
 Greek: αδένας |
 Spanish: glándula |
 Estonian: nääre |
 Farsi: غده |
 Finnish: rauhanen |
 French: glande |
 Hebrew: בלוטה |
 Hindi: गिलटी, ग्रन्थि |
 Croatian: žlijezda |
 Hungarian: mirigy |
 Indonesian: kelenjar |
 Icelandic: kirtill |
 Italian: ghiandola |
 Japanese: 腺 |
 Korean: 선(腺) |
 Lithuanian: liauka |
 Latvian: dziedzeris |
 Malay: kelenjar |
 Dutch: klier |
 Norwegian: kjertel |
 Polish: gruczoł |
 Persian: غده |
 Pashto: مرغړى، پرګى |
 Portuguese: glândula |
 Romanian: glandă |
 Russian: железа |
 Slovak: žľaza |
 Slovenian: žleza |
 Serbian: žlezda |
 Swedish: körtel |
 Thai: ต่อม |
 Turkish: salgıbezi |
 Taiwanese: 腺體 |
 Ukrainian: залоза |
 Urdu: غدہ |
 Vietnamese: tuyến |
 Chinese: 腺 |
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