gland

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin glans (acorn).

Noun [edit]

gland (plural glands)

  1. (zoology) An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
  2. (botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

19th century. Etymology unknown.

Noun [edit]

gland (plural glands)

  1. (mechanical) a compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier. Examples:
    a. used around a ship’s propeller shaft.
    b. used around a tap, valve or faucet.

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin glans, gland-.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

gland m (plural glands)

  1. acorn
  2. (anatomy) glans
    • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
      Brise-cul, vingt-huit ans, l'air d un satyre, son vit est tortu; la tête ou le gland en est énorme: il a huit pouces trois lignes de tour, et le corps du vit huit pouces sur seize de long; ce vit majestueux est absolument cambré.
  3. tassel
  4. (vulgar, slang) (of a person) prick, wanker

Romanian [edit]

Noun [edit]

gland n

  1. glans penis