gland
/glænd/ n [C]Definition
› an organ of the body that produces chemicals that influence activities such as growth, and that has an important effect on health: sweat glands glandular /ˈglæn·dʒə·lər/ adj [not gradable] › glandular secretions
(Definition of gland n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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