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Definitions for Gland

[1] Anatomy . a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
[2] Botany . a secreting organ or structure.
[3] 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; lantern ring.
[4] stuffing box.
[5] a cell or organ in man and other animals that synthesizes chemical substances and secretes them for the body to use or eliminate, either through a duct (exocrine gland) or directly into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) See also exocrine gland, endocrine gland
[6] a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form
[7] a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance
[8] a device that prevents leakage of fluid along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. It often consists of a flanged metal sleeve bedding into a stuffing box

Words nearby Gland

glamping, glance, glanceable, glancing, glancing angle, gland, gland of auditory tube, gland of moll, glandered, glanders, glandilemma

Origin of Gland

2First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Other words from Gland

gland·less , adjective
gland·like , adjective
Related adjective: adenoid

Word origin for Gland

C19: of unknown origin