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gland

/ɡlænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
gland
IPA
/ɡlænd/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical 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).

noun

A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical 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).

noun

A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.

noun

A stuffing box used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid.

noun

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, used for example around a ship’s propeller shaft or around a tap, valve or faucet.

name

A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

name

A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.

name

A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Late 17th century borrowing from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae (“throat glands, tonsils”), plural of glandula (“a little acorn”), from glāns (“an acorn”) + -ula (diminutive nominal suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʷelh₂-, glande, glandre, glandulae, glam, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡlænd/
  • British English: /ɡlænd/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

glands (plural)

Derived Forms

glandectomy glandiform glandless glandlike glandotropic monkeygland pseudogland

Phrases

adrenal gland anal gland antennal gland anterior pituitary gland apocrine gland Bartholin's gland Bowman's gland Brunner's gland

Frequently Paired Words

glanders glandular glandule glandulous glans organ

Synonyms

gland secretory organ secretor secreter

Rhymes With

hand understand right-hand land left-hand stand band grand demand brand command planned

Questions

How do you pronounce gland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlænd/.
What does gland mean?
A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical 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).
Where does gland come from?
It is traced to French.

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