glands

1. Organs or groups of cells that take substances from the blood and change them chemically so that they can be secreted later for further use by the body. There are two kinds of glands: those that secrete their substances directly into the bloodstream ( endocrine glands ), and those that secrete their substances through channels or ducts (such as sweat glands and salivary glands ).

Example Sentences

Researchers generated three-dimensional images of miniature brain regions, digestive glands, a primitive circulatory system and even traces of the nerves supplying the larva’s simple legs and eyes.

From BBC

“If only my feeble hands could remove / This neuroblastoma tumor from your adrenal glands,” he raps.

From Los Angeles Times

The appearance of the virus in mammary glands — in cattle and even in non lactating mice — was also unexpected.

From New York Times

Lymph nodes -- tiny glands throughout the body, mainly in the neck, armpits and groin -- are part of the immune systems of mammals, including mice and people.

From Science Daily

In two of the tested mice, the virus was found in the mammary glands.

From Salon