noun
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
• Syn: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor
• Hypernyms: ↑organ
• Hyponyms:
↑green gland, ↑silk gland, ↑serictery, ↑sericterium, ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland, ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland
• Part Meronyms: ↑acinus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.