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1. gland
noun. ['ˈglænd'] any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.
Synonyms
Etymology
- glans (Latin)
Rhymes with Duct Gland
- misunderstand
- vallegrande
- understand
- withstand
- meadowland
- lefthand
- unplanned
- righthand
- marchand
- firsthand
- expand
- disband
- bourland
- unmanned
- strande
- strand
- remand
- outmanned
- offhand
- laband
- hoiland
- fernand
- demand
- deland
- command
- stand
- spanned
- scanned
- planned
- grande
Sentences with duct-gland
1. Noun Phrase
Cherry eye causes the tear duct gland to become red and inflamed, making it look like a cherry.
2. Noun Phrase
Failing that, he may suture the tear duct gland back in place.
2. duct
noun. ['ˈdʌkt'] a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance.
Synonyms
- epididymis
- pore
- sinus
- gastrointestinal tract
- GI tract
- cerebral aqueduct
- spinal canal
- common bile duct
- ductus deferens
- umbilical
- umbilical cord
- vertebral canal
- canaliculus
- sinus venosus sclerae
- inguinal canal
- Sylvian aqueduct
- lacrimal duct
- hepatic duct
- ureter
- canal of Schlemm
- passageway
- digestive tract
- bile duct
- alimentary tract
- ejaculatory duct
- lymph vessel
- lymphatic vessel
- aqueductus cerebri
- nasolacrimal duct
- canalis cervicis uteri
- ampulla
- canal
- vagina
- canalis vertebralis
- bronchiole
- salivary duct
- Haversian canal
- epithelial duct
- Schlemm's canal
- ductulus
- canalis inguinalis
- channel
- passage
- lactiferous duct
- alimentary canal
- urethra
- vas deferens
- pancreatic duct
- tear duct
- lachrymal duct
- cartilaginous tube
- seminal duct
- venous sinus
- cervical canal
- digestive tube
Etymology
- ductus (Latin)
3. duct
noun. ['ˈdʌkt'] a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls.
Etymology
- ductus (Latin)
