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gland

/ɡlænd/noun1 syllable

Gland means: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.

Synonyms for gland3

noun, as in any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

secretory organ, secretor, secreter

What does gland mean?1

noun

1

any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gland?27

two syllables

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three syllables

understand

four syllables

misunderstand
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Gland in a sentence

  • Descartes thought that the mind and body were joined in the pineal gland.darinmex
  • Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.RobinvanderVliet
  • A tumor of the pituitary gland can cause hypopituitarism.RobinvanderVliet
  • The pancreas is a large gland that produces insulin.shekitten
  • The secretion of pituitary gland hormones is controlled by the hypothalamus.Miktsoanit
  • The thymus gland is in the chest between the lungs.GemMonkey
  • The pituitary gland rests in a small depression of the sphenoid bone.rul
  • I don't think it's right to remove a skunk's scent glands.shekitten

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Forms of gland

as a noun

plural
glands