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An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk. Endocrine glands release the substances directly into the bloodstream. Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body
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Tissue that produces a material, such as saliva or a hormone
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A chronic debilitating disease of horses and other equids, as well as some members of the cat family, caused by Pseudomonas mallei; it is transmissible to humans. It attacks the mucous membranes of the nostrils of the horse, producing an increased and vitiated secretion and discharge of mucus, and enlargement and induration of the glands of the lower jaw.
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| glandular |
containing secretory cells, or pertaining to glands; amphibian skin is glandular.
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| gland |
An organ which secretes or separates some peculiar product from the blood or sap of animals or plants.
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