gland 音标拼音: [gl'ænd]
n . 腺,分泌腺
腺,分泌腺
gland n 1 :
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [
synonym : {
gland }, {
secretory organ }, {
secretor },
{
secreter }]
Gland \
Gland \,
n . [
F .
glande ,
L .
glans ,
glandis ,
acorn ;
akin to Gr . ?
for ?,
and ?
to cast ,
throw ,
the acorn being the dropped fruit .
Cf . {
Parable },
n .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 . (
Anat .)
(
a )
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 .
(
b )
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The true secreting glands are ,
in principle ,
narrow pouches of the mucous membranes ,
or of the integument ,
lined with a continuation of the epithelium ,
or of the epidermis ,
the cells of which produce the secretion from the blood .
In the larger glands ,
the pouches are tubular ,
greatly elongated ,
and coiled ,
as in the sweat glands ,
or subdivided and branched ,
making compound and racemose glands ,
such as the pancreas .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
A special organ of plants ,
usually minute and globular ,
which often secretes some kind of resinous ,
gummy ,
or aromatic product .
(
b )
Any very small prominence .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Steam Mach .)
The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed ; --
sometimes called a {
follower }.
See Illust .
of {
Stuffing box },
under {
Stuffing }.
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Mach .)
The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch .
[
1913 Webster ]
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gland ":
acromegaly ,
adrenal ,
breast ,
choriocarcinoma ,
cretinism ,
diabetes ,
diabetes insipidus ,
diabetes mellitus ,
dwarfism ,
gasket ,
giantism ,
hyperglycemia ,
hyperparathyroidism ,
hypo -
ovarianism ,
hypothyroidism ,
liver ,
mamma ,
mammary gland ,
ovary ,
packing ,
padding ,
pancreas ,
panhypopituitarism ,
pheochromocytoma ,
pineal body ,
prostate ,
prostate gland ,
sexual precocity ,
spermary ,
stopping ,
stuffing ,
tampon ,
testicle ,
thyroid ,
thyroid gland ,
thyrotoxicosis ,
toxic goiter ,
wadding
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