gland
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɡlænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
gland (plural glands)
- (zoology) An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
- (botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:gland
Derived terms
Translations
organ that synthesizes and secretes substance
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secretory structure on the surface of an organ
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Etymology 2
19th century. Etymology unknown.
Noun
gland (plural glands)
- (mechanical) A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, such as:
- A gland used around a ship’s propeller shaft.
- A gland used around a tap, valve or faucet.
Translations
cylindrical case used for straining
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French
Etymology
From Old French glant, from Latin glāndem, accusative singular of glāns, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɑ̃/
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Noun
gland m (plural glands)
- acorn
- (anatomy) glans
- 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
- Brise-cul, vingt-huit ans, l'air d'un satyre, son vit est tortu; la tête ou le gland en est énorme: il a huit pouces trois lignes de tour, et le corps du vit huit pouces sur seize de long; ce vit majestueux est absolument cambré.
- 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
- tassel
- (vulgar, slang) (of a person) prick, wanker, bell end
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “gland” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Alternative forms
- glant
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gland, from Latin glans, glandis. Doublet of the inherited ghindă.
Declension
declension of gland
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gland | glandul | (niște) glanduri | glandurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) gland | glandului | (unor) glanduri | glandurilor |
vocative | glandule | glandurilor |
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