| 单词 | gland |
| 释义 | gland gland1 —glandless, adj. —glandlike, adj. /gland/, n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. b. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands. 2. Bot. a secreting organ or structure. [1685-95; < L gland- (s. of glans acorn); cf. It ghianda] gland2 /gland/, n. Mach. 1. a sleeve within a stuffing box, fitted over a shaft or valve stem and tightened against compressible packing in such a way as to prevent leakage of fluid while allowing the shaft or stem to move; lantern ring. 2. See stuffing box. [1830-40; orig. uncert.] |
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