Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "gland" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Bartholin's gland Bowman's gland Brunner's gland Cowper's gland Dufour's gland Harderian gland Montgomery gland Nasonov gland Nasonov's gland Peyer's gland Peyerian gland Skene's gland adrenal gland anal gland antennal gland anterior pituitary gland apocrine gland bulbourethral gland colleterial gland ductless gland eccrine gland gland of Deshayes glandectomy glandiform glandless glandlike glandotropic green gland hibernating gland interrenal gland intestinal gland lacrimal gland mammary gland master gland meibomian gland miliary gland monkeygland palatine gland parathyroid gland paratoid gland paraurethral gland parotid gland parotoid gland pineal gland pituitary gland poison gland prostate gland prothoracic gland pseudogland saliva gland salivary gland salt gland scent gland sebaceous gland sex gland sublingual gland submandibular gland submaxillary gland sudoriferous gland sudoriparous gland suprarenal gland sweat gland tarsal gland tear gland thymus gland thyroid gland uropygial gland uterine gland vestibular gland vitelline gland

Context

botany mechanical zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

organ

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

cable gland endocrine gland exocrine gland macrogland mammary gland

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure internal organ organ

Parts (Meronyms)

endocrine gland exocrine gland

Related Terms

glanders glandular glandule glandulous glans organ

Related Terms

breast milk faucet hormone organ propeller shaft tap valve

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.