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a structure or organ which produces a substance which is used in another part of the body
Ãâó: ppml.acor.org/GLOSSARY.html
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A spot on the surface of an organ or at the end of a hair that produces a sticky or greasy substance.
Ãâó: forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/rmrs_gtr118/glossary.html
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Relating to a gland or a part of the body that makes fluid. For example-a sweat glad, or salivary gland. Glands are the area of the breast that make milk.
Ãâó: www.med.umich.edu/surg/breast/augment/glossary.htm
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An organ at the base of the neck which plays an important role in immune system responses. It produces T-cells which are crucial in identifying self and non-self antigens. Also see Antigens and T-Cells
Ãâó: www.biobasics.gc.ca/english/View.asp
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| gland |
A male sex gland located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. This walnut-shaped gland about an inch and a half long produces part of the fluid that is important for the production and transport of sperm.
Ãâó: www.thehardnessfactor.com/exclusives/glossary.html
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