gland´like´

gland´like´
gland1 «gland», noun.
1. an organ in the body which separates materials from the blood and changes them into some secretion for use in the body, such as bile, or into a product to be discharged from the body, such as sweat. The salivary glands make saliva. A cow has glands which make milk. The liver, the kidneys, the pancreas and the thyroid are glands.
2. any one of various structures similar to glands, such as the lymph nodes.
3. Botany. a) a secreting organ or structure, generally on or near a surface. b) any similar swelling that does not secrete.
╂[< French glande < Old French glandre < Latin glandula (diminutive) < glāns, glandis acorn]
–gland´like´, adjective.
gland2 «gland», noun.
1. the adjustable part of a stuffing box, by which the packing is compressed.
2. a device for clamping parts together.
╂[< French glande; see etym. under gland1 (Cf. ↑gland)]

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