Gland

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 eine Substanz produzieren, sekretieren , 🇪🇸 producir una sustancia, secretar , 🇮🇹 produrre una sostanza, secernere , 🇵🇹 produzir uma substância, secretar , 🇨🇳 山核桃 , 🇯🇵 物質を産生・分泌する腺 , 🇰🇷 물질을 생산하고 분비하다 , 🇸🇦 قرن_tree nut , 🇮🇳 स्राव करने वाली ग्रंथि

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Etymology

The French noun *gland* comes directly from the Latin *glandula*, “pine‑nut, little hard fruit.” In medieval Latin the term was extended metaphorically to a small, soft organ that produces a secretion, which gave the anatomical sense. The word entered French in the 16th–17th centuries, retaining the same basic Latin root while adopting the modern meaning of a secretory gland.

Synonyms

glande organe secretor organe endocrinien organe de sécrétion sécréteur organe exocrine gland endocrinien

Antonyms

muscle nerf tissu conjonctif os organe non sécréteur