secretory gland
1secretory — [si krēt′ər ē] adj. of, or having the function of, secretion; secreting n. a secretory gland, etc …
2Gland (disambiguation) — Gland can refer to:* a gland (anatomy): an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release. * a gland (botany) on a plant: a secretory structure producing a sticky, viscous substance. * Gland, Aisne, a commune in the Aisne… …
3gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …
4Gland — A gland is an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). Types Glands… …
5secretory organ — noun any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream • Syn: ↑gland, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Derivationally related forms: ↑secrete (for: ↑secretor), ↑ …
6secretory coil — the coiled secretory part of a sweat gland, found in the deep part of the dermis; it secretes sweat that flows out through a sweat duct. Called also body of sweat gland …
7gland — I. noun Etymology: French glande, from Old French, glandular swelling on the neck, gland, ultimately from Latin gland , glans acorn; akin to Greek balanos acorn Date: 1692 1. a. a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin… …
8gland — noun a) An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). a. used around a ship’s… …
9secretory duct — a smaller duct that is tributary to an excretory duct of a gland and that also has a secretory function …
10secretory — Ⅰ. secrete [1] ► VERB ▪ (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance). DERIVATIVES secretor noun secretory adjective. Ⅱ. secrete [2] ► VERB …
