Usually means: Gland that secretes hormones directly.
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  1. ductless gland: Merriam-Webster
  2. ductless gland: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ductless gland: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ductless gland: Vocabulary.com
  5. ductless gland: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. ductless gland: Wiktionary
  7. ductless gland: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. ductless gland: Dictionary.com
  9. Ductless gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. ductless gland: Rhymezone
  11. ductless gland: FreeDictionary.org
  12. ductless gland: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. ductless gland: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ductless gland: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. ductless gland: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. ductless gland: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (anatomy) Any gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream; especially the endocrine gland

Similar:
endocrine gland, endocrine, exocrine gland, glandule, exocrine, master gland, thyroid, thyroid gland, pituitary gland, epithelial duct, more...

Opposite:
endocrine gland, gland with ducts, exocrine gland

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Similar:
endocrine gland, endocrine, exocrine gland, glandule, exocrine, master gland, thyroid, thyroid gland, pituitary gland, epithelial duct, more...

Opposite:
endocrine gland, gland with ducts, exocrine gland



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