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- an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings（人或动物体内的）腺。
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- a structure resembling this, especially a lymph node腺状组织（尤指淋巴结）。
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- Botany a secreting cell or group of cells on or within a plant structure【植】腺（体）。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French glande, alteration of Old French glandre, from Latin glandulae 'throat glands'.