Drüse
German
Etymology
From Middle High German drües, from Old High German druosi, plural of druos, which originally referred to a swelling on the body. The current singular form is based on the historical plural.
Pronunciation
Noun
Drüse f (genitive Drüse, plural Drüsen)
- (anatomy) gland
- (archaic) swelling, boil
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Kings 20:7 (with KJV translation)
- Und Jesaja sprach: Bringet her ein Pflaster von Feigen! Und da sie es brachten, legten sie es auf die Drüse; und er ward gesund.
- And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- Und Jesaja sprach: Bringet her ein Pflaster von Feigen! Und da sie es brachten, legten sie es auf die Drüse; und er ward gesund.
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Kings 20:7 (with KJV translation)
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Bauchspeicheldrüse (“pancreas”)
- Drüsengewebe
- Drüsensekret (“glandular secretion”)
- drüsig (“glandular”)
- Hirnanhangdrüse (“pituitary gland”)
- Keimdrüse (“gonad”)
- Schilddrüse (“thyroid gland”)
- Schweißdrüse (“sweat gland”)
- Speicheldrüse (“salivary gland”)
- Vorsteherdrüse (“prostate”)
- Zirbeldrüse (“pineal gland”)
See also
Further reading
- “Drüse” in Duden online
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