Definitions for glandglænd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
glandglænd(n.)
any organ or group of cells specialized for producing secretions, as insulin or sweat.
Category: Anatomy
Ref: Compare endocrine gland, exocrine gland.
Origin of gland:
1685–95; < L gland-, s. of glāns acorn
gland′less(adj.)
glandglænd(n.)
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.
Category: Machinery
Category: Machinery
Ref: stuffing box.
Origin of gland:
1830–40; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter(noun)
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
Webster Dictionary
Gland(noun)
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
Gland(noun)
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
Gland(noun)
a special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product
Gland(noun)
any very small prominence
Gland(noun)
the movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing
Gland(noun)
the crosspiece of a bayonet clutch
Translations for gland
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gland(noun)
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.
- klierAfrikaans
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- žlázaCzech
- die DrüseGerman
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- nääreEstonian
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- žľazaSlovak
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- salgıbeziTurkish
- 腺體Chinese (Trad.)
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