gland

1. Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream (synset 105335315)
   is a type of: organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
   subtypes:

   • green gland - one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae
   • sericterium, serictery, silk gland - silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
   • duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct
   • ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
   has: acinus - one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
   same as: secreter, secretor, secretory organ

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