gland

Definitions


[ɡland], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings


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Origin:
late 17th century: from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae ‘throat glands’


[ɡland], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sleeve used to produce a seal round a piston rod or other shaft


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Origin:
early 19th century: probably a variant of Scots glam ‘a vice or clamp’; related to clamp




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