gland

Hormon, enzim veya ter gibi maddeleri üreten ve salgılayan vücut organı.

An organ in the body that produces and secretes substances such as hormones, enzymes, or sweat.

• The thyroid gland regulates metabolism.
• Sweat glands help cool the body.
• The doctor examined her lymph glands.
• Endocrinologists study how environmental pollutants can disrupt gland function and alter hormone production in wildlife populations.
• The anatomy textbook explained that each salivary gland secretes enzymes that begin the digestive process before food reaches the stomach.
• Medical imaging revealed that the patient's adrenal gland showed abnormal growth patterns consistent with a benign tumor requiring monitoring.

Eş anlamlılar: organ, secretory organ