Gland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Anatomy.
    • a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
    • any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
  2. a secreting organ or structure.
noun Machinery.
  1. a sleeve within a stuffing box, fitted over a shaft or valve stem and tightened against compressible packing in such a way as to prevent leakage of fluid while allowing the shaft or stem to move; lantern ring.
  2. stuffing box.
noun
  1. a cell or organ in man and other animals that synthesizes chemical substances and secretes them for the body to use or eliminate, either through a duct (exocrine gland) or directly into the bloodstream (endocrine gland)
  2. a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form
  3. a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance
noun
  1. a device that prevents leakage of fluid along a rotating shaft or reciprocating rod passing through a boundary between areas of high and low pressure. It often consists of a flanged metal sleeve bedding into a stuffing box
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