noun
a gland that secretes externally through a duct
• Syn: ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland
• Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter
• Hyponyms:
↑oil gland, ↑sweat gland, ↑sudoriferous gland, ↑lacrimal gland, ↑lachrymal gland, ↑tear gland, ↑pancreas, ↑Cowper's gland, ↑bulbourethral gland, ↑cervical glands, ↑cervical glands of the uterus, ↑glandulae cervicales uteri, ↑seminal vesicle, ↑digestive gland, ↑salivary gland, ↑mammary gland, ↑mamma, ↑nabothian gland, ↑vestibular gland
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noun : a gland that produces an exocrine secretion — called also gland of external secretion
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any of several glands, as the salivary glands, that secrete externally through a duct.
[1925-30]
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exocrine gland,
any one of various glands that discharge their products through ducts or into a cavity; gland of external secretion. Among the exocrine glands are the salivary, lachrymal, sweat, mammary, and sebaceous glands.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.