| gland | | |
| n. (body) | 1. gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream. |
| ~ green gland | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae. |
| ~ sericterium, serictery, silk gland | silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders. |
| ~ organ | a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function. |
| ~ duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland | a gland that secretes externally through a duct. |
| ~ ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine | any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. |
| ~ acinus | one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland. |
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