#gland__secretory_organ__secretoryorgan__secretor__secreter  any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
  supertype:  organ  a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  part:  acinus
  subtype:  green_gland__greengland  one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae
  subtype:  silk_gland__serictery__sericterium  silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
  subtype:  exocrine_gland__duct_gland  a gland that secretes externally through a duct
     subtype:  oil_gland__oilgland  a gland that secretes oil
        subtype:  uropygial_gland__preen_gland  oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
        subtype:  sebaceous_gland__sebaceousgland__sebaceous_follicle__sebaceousfollicle__glandulae_sebaceae__glandulaesebaceae  a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
           subtype:  Meibomian_gland__tarsal_gland  a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"
           subtype:  Montgomery's_tubercle  one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
     subtype:  sweat_gland__sweatgland__sudoriferous_gland  any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
        subtype:  apocrine_gland  a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
        subtype:  eccrine_gland__eccrinegland  a small sweat gland the produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin
     subtype:  lacrimal_gland__lachrymal_gland__lachrymalgland__tear_gland  any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
     subtype:  pancreas  a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
     subtype:  Cowper's_gland__bulbourethral_gland__bulbourethralgland  either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
     subtype:  cervical_glands_of_the_uterus__cervical_glands__glandulae_cervicales_uteri  mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
     subtype:  digestive_gland__digestivegland  any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract
     subtype:  salivary_gland  any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
        subtype:  parotid_gland__parotidgland  a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear
        subtype:  sublingual_gland__sublingual_salivary_gland  a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
        subtype:  submaxillary_gland__submaxillary_salivary_gland__submandibular_gland__submandibulargland__submandibular_salivary_gland__mandibular_gland  a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue
     subtype:  mammary_gland__mammarygland__mamma  milk-secreting organ of female mammals
        subtype:  dug  an udder or breast or teat
        subtype:  udder__bag  mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
        subtype:  tit__breast__bosom__knocker__titty  either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
     subtype:  nabothian_gland__nabothiangland  one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
     subtype:  vestibular_gland  a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
        subtype:  Bartholin's_gland  either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
  subtype:  endocrine_gland__endocrinegland__ductless_gland  any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
     subtype:  thyroid_gland__thyroidgland__thyroid  located near the base of the neck
     subtype:  parathyroid_gland__parathyroidgland__parathyroid  any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
     subtype:  adrenal_gland__adrenalgland__adrenal__suprarenal_gland  either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
     subtype:  prostate_gland__prostate  a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
     subtype:  thymus_gland__thymus  a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
     subtype:  pituitary_gland__pituitary__pituitarybody__hypophysi  the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
     subtype:  anterior_pituitary_gland__anterior_pituitary__adenohypophysis  the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
     subtype:  pars_distilis__pars_anterior  the anterior part of the anterior pituitary
     subtype:  pars_intermedia  a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary
     subtype:  posterior_pituitary_gland__posteriorpituitarygland__posterior_pituitary__posteriorpituitary__neurohypophysis__neurohypophysi__pars_nervosa  the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
     subtype:  pineal_gland__pineal_body__epiphysis_cerebri__epiphysiscerebri__epiphysis__epiphysi  a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
     subtype:  islands_of_Langerhans__isles_of_Langerhans__islets_of_Langerhans  cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
     subtype:  adrenal_cortex__adrenalcortex  the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
     subtype:  adrenal_medulla__adrenalmedulla  the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
     subtype:  corpus_luteum  yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum
     subtype:  gonad  a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
        subtype:  ovary  one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
        subtype:  ovotestis__ovotesti  hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
        subtype:  testis__testicle__orchis__ball__ballock__bollock__nut  one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
           subtype:  undescended_testis__undescended_testicle__undescendedtesticle  a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"

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