Plural of gland

Forms of gland

Glands in a sentence

• The snake milker massages the glands to extract the full measure of venom during each milking.From the entry milker
• Lymphadenoid tissue includes the lymph glands, spleen, bone marrow, and tonsils, and the lymphatic tissue of the organs and mucous membranes.From the entry lymphadenoid
• Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach.From the entry parietal
• Hypoadrenalism is a most debilitating disorder affecting the adrenal glands that leaves one with very little energy no matter how or what one tries to increase one’s energy.From the entry hypoadrenalism
• Two appreciate what happened, note that sweat glands come in two varieties, apocrine and eccrine.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 5, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN. From the entry apocrine

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.

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Questions about the plural of gland

What is the plural of gland?

The plural of gland is glands.

Is gland countable?

Gland is a countable noun.