Duct vs. Gland

Ductnoun

A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.

Ductnoun

An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs.

Ductnoun

(obsolete) Guidance; direction.

Ductverb

To channel something through a duct (or series of ducts).

Ductnoun

Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.

Ductnoun

One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.

Ductnoun

A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber.

Ductnoun

Guidance; direction.

Ductnoun

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance;

Ductnoun

a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

Ductnoun

an enclosed conduit for a fluid

Glandnoun

(zoology) An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).

Glandnoun

(botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.

Glandnoun

(mechanical) A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, such as:

Glandnoun

A gland used around a ship’s propeller shaft.

Glandnoun

A gland used around a tap, valve or faucet.

Glandnoun

An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.

Glandnoun

A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.

Glandnoun

The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; - sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.

Glandnoun

The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.

Glandnoun

any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Gland

A gland is a group of cells in an animal's body that synthesizes substances (such as hormones) for release into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).