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Gland

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003553

An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk. Endocrine glands release the substances directly into the bloodstream. Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003553
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003553",
  "term": "Gland",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An organ that makes one or more substances, such as hormones, digestive juices, sweat, tears, saliva, or milk. Endocrine glands release the substances directly into the bloodstream. Exocrine glands release the substances into a duct or opening to the inside or outside of the body.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gland/"
}

Record 7,994 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.