gland
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1. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream (noun.body)
hypernym | : | organ, |
definition | : | a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | green gland, |
definition | : | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae (noun.animal) |
part holonym | : | acinus, |
definition | : | one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland (noun.body) |
derivation | : | release, secrete, |
definition | : | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body) |
derivation | : | glandular, |
definition | : | relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | release, secrete, |
definition | : | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body) |
derivation | : | glandular, |
definition | : | relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland (adj.pert) |
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