Gland
Of organ. May also be referred to as secreter, secretor and secretory organ.
Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.
This concept's ID is @1~29118
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- endocrine gland
Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the...
- exocrine gland
A gland that secretes externally through a duct.
- silk gland
Silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders.
- acinus
One of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland.
- green gland
One of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near...