单词 | gland |
释义 | gland1/ɡland /noun 1An organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.It releases stimulating hormones that signal the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes, directing them to produce their respective hormones....
1.1A structure resembling a gland, especially a lymph node: symptoms include swollen glands...
1.2 Botany A secreting cell or group of cells on or within a plant structure.The latter often produce copious secretions to the plant surface, outside the cuticle, or stored within glands....
OriginLate 17th century: from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae 'throat glands'. Rhymesgland2/ɡland /noun A sleeve used to produce a seal round a piston rod or other shaft.Engine access, for such routine maintenance as changing the oil filter or adjusting the packing gland on the shaft, is poor....
OriginEarly 19th century: probably a variant of Scots glam 'a vice or clamp'; related to clamp1. |
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