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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

organ go
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

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

exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland
a gland that secretes externally through a duct

noun.body

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oil gland go
a gland that secretes oil
sweat gland, sudoriferous gland go
any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland go
any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
pancreas go
a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach
Cowper's gland, bulbourethral gland go
either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra
cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, glandulae cervicales uteri go
mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
seminal vesicle go
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 go
any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract
salivary gland go
any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
mammary gland, mamma go
milk-secreting organ of female mammals
nabothian gland go
one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
vestibular gland go
a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina