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Gland

A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances that the organism needs, either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface. A gland may also function to remove unwanted substances such as urine from the body.

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Types of glands

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Structure

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Clinical significance

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Latin
glandula
TH
H2.00.02.0.02002

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Gland

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples28
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Gland

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related to Exocrine glands · 6
Gland → Apocrine, Exocrine, Holocrine, Merocrine, Secretion, The
related to Development · 5
Gland → As, Every, In, One, This
related to External links · 5
Gland → Glands, Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Endocrine glands · 4
Gland → Basal, Endocrine, The, These
related to Clinical significance · 2
Gland → Adenosis, The
Latin · 1
Gland → glandula
TH · 1
Gland → H2.00.02.0.02002
is a · 1
Gland → cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances that the organism needs
related to Types of glands · 1
Gland → Glands

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glands secrete body substances surface endocrine exocrine products cells may secretion bloodstream outer cell epithelial mucous serous sweat also two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GlandLatinglandula1.00infobox
GlandTHH2.00.02.0.020021.00infobox
Glandis acell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances that the organism needs0.90text
urine from the body.There are two types of glandinstance ofA gland may also function to remove unwanted substances0.80text
each with a different method of secretioninstance ofA gland may also function to remove unwanted substances0.80text
Glandrelated to Clinical significanceAdenosis0.60section
Glandrelated to Clinical significanceThe0.60section
Glandrelated to DevelopmentEvery0.60section
Glandrelated to DevelopmentThis0.60section
Glandrelated to DevelopmentAs0.60section
Glandrelated to DevelopmentIn0.60section
Glandrelated to DevelopmentOne0.60section

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