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Definitions and meaning of gland

gland

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɡlænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd

Etymology 1

Late 17th century borrowing from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae (“throat glands, tonsils”), plural of glandula (“a little acorn”), from glāns (“an acorn”) +‎ -ula (diminutive nominal suffix).

Noun

gland (plural glands)

1. (zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical 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).

   Meronyms: endocrine gland, exocrine gland

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:gland

   1. (anatomy) A structure resembling a gland, especially a lymph node.

      Hyponyms: lymph gland, Virchow's gland

2. (botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.

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See also

• organ

Etymology 2

Early 19th century, probably from Scots glam (“vice, clamp”), probably from a variant of clam (“clam; clamp, vise”). Related to clamp.

Noun

gland (plural glands)

2. (mechanics) 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, used for example around a ship’s propeller shaft or around a tap, valve or faucet.

Hyponyms

• cable gland

Translations

References

• “gland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “gland”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glāns. Doublet of gla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɡlan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈɡlant]

Noun

gland m (plural glands)

1. (anatomy) glans

Related terms

• gla
• glàndula

Further reading

• “gland” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gland”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “gland” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gland” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French glant, from Latin glandem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑ̃/

Noun

gland m (plural glands)

1. acorn
2. (anatomy) glans

   Synonym: (dated) balane, balanus

   1. Ellipsis of gland du pénis (“glans penis”).

      Comeronyms: corps caverneux, corps spongieux, frein, prépuce

      Holonym: pénis

      les papules perlées du gland ― pearly penile papules

   2. Ellipsis of gland du clitoris (“glans clitoridis”).

      Comeronym: capuchon du clitoris

      Holonym: clitoris

   décalotter le gland ― to uncover the glans penis or glans clitoridis by pulling back the foreskin or clitoral hood

   recalotter le gland ― to cover again the glans penis or glans clitoridis by pulling forward the foreskin or clitoral hood

3. tassel
4. (vulgar, slang, of a person, usually male) prick, wanker, bell end

Derived terms

• glander
  • glandeur
• couronne du gland

Related terms

• glande

Further reading

• “gland”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Alternative forms

• glant

Etymology

From Latin glāndem, accusative of glāns.

Noun

gland m (plural glands)

1. acorn

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gland, from Latin glans, glandis. Doublet of the inherited ghindă.

Noun

gland n (plural glanduri)

1. (anatomy) glans
   1. Ellipsis of glandul penisului (“glans penis”).
   2. Ellipsis of glandul clitorisului (“glans clitoridis”).

   a decalota glandul ― to uncover the glans penis or glans clitoridis by pulling back the foreskin or clitoral hood

   a recalota glandul ― to cover again the glans penis or glans clitoridis by pulling forward the foreskin or clitoral hood

Declension