glands
Meaning of glands
noun
- 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).
- A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
noun
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, such as:
Information about glands
- It is a name.
- The singular form of glands is: gland.
- Languages in which glands is used:
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Hyphenation of glands
glands
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- glands is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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