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語源 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).

名詞

gland (複数形 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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• organ

語源 2

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

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gland (複数形 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.

下位語

• cable gland

参照

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