ALL meanings of gland
gland
G g - noun gland An organ in the human or animal body that secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings. 1
- noun gland 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. 1
- noun gland stuffing box. 1
- noun gland anatomy: secreting organ 1
- countable noun gland A gland is an organ in the body which produces chemical substances for the body to use or get rid of. 0
- noun gland 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) 0
- noun gland a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form 0
- noun gland a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance 0
- noun gland 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 0
- noun gland any organ or specialized group of cells that produces secretions, as insulin or bile, or excretions, as urine: some glands, as the liver and kidneys, have ducts that empty into an organ: the ductless (or endocrine) glands, as the thyroid and adrenals, secrete hormones 0
- noun gland any similar structure that is not a true gland 0
- noun gland an organ or layer of cells that produces and secretes some substance 0
- noun gland a movable part that compresses the packing in a stuffing box 0
- noun gland A gland is a device that stops a fluid leaking along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. 0