#exocrine_gland__duct_gland a gland that secretes externally through a duct
supertype: #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
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
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