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gland meaning in Odia

ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି

[ɡleənd] ~ [ɡlɛənd]/ɡlænd/

gland in Odia: ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି, ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିର. In English, gland means 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).

Odia words for gland

ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି, ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିର

English meaning of gland

  1. noun 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).
  2. noun A structure resembling a gland, especially a lymph node.
  3. noun A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
  4. noun A stuffing box used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid.

Full definition of gland

gland in a sentence

  • The gland of a tap/faucet is usually packed with string which has been soaked in tallow or similar grease.

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Questions about gland in Odia

What is the meaning of gland in Odia?
Gland in Odia is ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି, ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିର.
gland ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Gland: ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି, ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିର.
What does gland mean in English?
Gland means 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).

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Odia words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “gland”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: gland (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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