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acinus
any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland -
brunner's gland
any of the glands in the submucosal layer of the duodenum, secreting an alkaline fluid into the small intestine. -
caked breast
a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis. -
ceriferous
producing or bearing wax -
endocrine
Of, relating to, or denoting glands that secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood. -
exocrine
Relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream.