an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings (人或动物体内的)腺 ■a structure resembling this, especially a lymph node 腺状组织(尤指淋巴结) ■(Botany)a secreting cell or group of cells on or within a plant structure (植)腺(体)
语源
late 17th cent.: from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae 'throat glands'
gland2 noun
a sleeve used to produce a seal round a piston rod or other shaft (用来密封活塞杆或其他杆状物的)密封套
语源
early 19th cent.: probably a variant of Scots glam 'a vice or clamp'; related to clamp