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1. An organ that produces a hormone or other secretion. 2. Glands are groups of cells that make substances enabling body functions. "Glands" generally refer to secreting glands and lymph nodes. Secreting glands manufacture and release chemical substances such as hormones and enzymes. Lymph nodes play an important part in fighting infections.
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| glabrous |
smooth; opposed to hairy, downy, villous, &c.
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| glandular epithelium |
the epithelium that forms the secreting surface of a gland
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| glaserian fissure |
same as petrotympanic fissure.
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| glabella |
a smooth prominance.
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