gland of external secretion
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gland of external secretion — exocrine gland … Useful english dictionary
external secretion — a secretion discharged by an exocrine gland (q.v.) to an external or internal surface of the body. Cf. internal s … Medical dictionary
exocrine gland — n a gland (as a sweat gland, a salivary gland, or a kidney) that releases a secretion external to or at the surface of an organ by means of a canal or duct called also gland of external secretion * * * a gland that discharges its secretion by… … Medical dictionary
exocrine gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
secretion — 1. Production by a cell or aggregation of cells (a gland) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell or organ in which it is formed. 2. The solid, liquid, or gaseous product … Medical dictionary
secretion — secretionary /si kree sheuh ner ee/, adj. /si kree sheuhn/, n. 1. (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion. 2. the product … Universalium
gland orifice — Any external opening for gland secretion … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Salivary gland — Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland, #2 is Submandibular gland, #3 is Sublingual gland … Wikipedia
Mammary gland — in a human female Cross section of the breast of a human female … Wikipedia
