duct gland
Noun
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A gland that secretes externally through a duct (synset 105336415)
is a type of: gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstreamsubtypes:
- oil gland - a gland that secretes oil
- sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
- lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland, tear gland - any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
- pancreas - a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
- bulbourethral gland, cowper's gland - either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
- cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, glandulae cervicales uteri - mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
- seminal vesicle - either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation
- digestive gland - any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract
- salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
- mamma, mammary gland - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
- nabothian gland - one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
- vestibular gland - a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
same as: exocrine, exocrine gland
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