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DictionaryglandSecreting organ
noun

gland

GLAND/ɡlænd/

An organ or tissue that produces and releases substances in the body.

The coiled sweat gland releases a droplet through a duct opening in the skin.

A close cutaway of skin showing a coiled sweat gland deep beneath the surface, its continuous duct opening at a pore, and a bead of sweat emerging directly from that pore.
Etymology
glandLatinacorn, nut

The acorn image reached anatomy through Latin glandula, a diminutive used for a tonsil or throat gland. The name then broadened from tonsils to glands generally.

In context

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you need to be aware of some key structures in the body that released the hormones firstly in the middle of the brain you have the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland
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More examples

  • Sweat glands help cool your skin during exercise.
  • Salivary glands produce saliva, which helps you chew and swallow food.
  • An adrenal gland sits above each kidney.

Forms

gland · glands

glandular adjective — Relating to glands or their secretions.

Similar words

organ
Broader term for a body structure with a specialized function.