glands

Cultural  

1. Organs or groups of cells that take substances from the blood and change them chemically so that they can be secreted later for further use by the body. There are two kinds of glands: those that secrete their substances directly into the bloodstream (endocrine glands), and those that secrete their substances through channels or ducts (such as sweat glands and salivary glands).

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Example Sentences

Neurocrine already markets Crenessity, an oral CRF1 receptor antagonist used to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which is a collection of genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The more glands and fibrous tissue a person has, the denser their breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

When he arrived in Massachusetts for his first fellowship studying parathyroid hormone, Habener found a ready source of thyroid glands to study from a local Cambridge slaughterhouse that supplied calf meat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

"Your scalp has 180,000 oil glands and it collects dirt and debris if it's not regularly washed."

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

I hadn’t realized how sweltering the room was, how stimulated my sweat glands had gotten.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd