EXOCRINE GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exocrine gland mean? 

• EXOCRINE GLAND (noun)
  The noun EXOCRINE GLAND has 1 sense:

1. a gland that secretes externally through a duct

  Familiarity information: EXOCRINE GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXOCRINE GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gland that secretes externally through a duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland

Hypernyms ("exocrine gland" is a kind of...):

gland; secreter; secretor; secretory organ (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exocrine gland"):

oil gland (a gland that secretes oil)

sudoriferous gland; sweat gland (any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration)

lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

bulbourethral gland; Cowper's gland (either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female)

cervical glands; cervical glands of the uterus; glandulae cervicales uteri (mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix)

seminal vesicle (either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation)

digestive gland (any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)

salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

nabothian gland (one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus)

vestibular gland (a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus)

 Context examples 

Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body.

(Gland, NCI Dictionary)

An organ that produces and secretes hormones (e.g. endocrine gland), saliva or sweat (e.g. exocrine gland).

(Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

The disease affects the exocrine glands andis inherited as an autosomal trait.

(Cystic Fibrosis with Meconium Ileus, NCI Thesaurus)

The small, compound, unbranched exocrine glands varying in number that are located within the submucosa of the esophagus.

(Esophageal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

The secretions of exocrine glands are abnormal, resulting in excessively viscid mucus production which causes obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi).

(Cystic Fibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A contractile cell found between the secretory cells and basement membrane of exocrine glands.

(Myoepithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

As a cholinergic parasympathomimetic agent, pilocarpine predominantly binds to muscarinic receptors, thereby inducing exocrine gland secretion and stimulating smooth muscle in the bronchi, urinary tract, biliary tract, and intestinal tract.

(Pilocarpine, NCI Thesaurus)

Paired, almond-shaped exocrine glands situated superior and posterior to each orbit of the eye that produce and secrete the watery serous component of tears.

(Lacrimal gland, NCI Thesaurus)

Most glandular secretory cells are cuboidal epithelial cells and the ducts of most exocrine glands and kidney tubules are lined by cuboidal cells.

(Cuboidal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Paired exocrine glands of the male reproductive system located at the medial termination of the ductus deferens that produce and secrete lipids and glycogen, components of the seminal fluid.

(Ampullary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)