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Gland
Pronunciation
Definition 1
An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk. Endocrine glands release the substances directly into the bloodstream. Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An organ that produces and secretes hormones (e.g. endocrine gland), saliva or sweat (e.g. exocrine gland). (NCI Thesaurus)
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