gland|salivary

rauhanen puhekieltä 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).
puhekieltä A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
puhekieltä 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:
A gland used around a ship’s propeller shaft.
A gland used around a tap, valve or faucet.
acorn
puhekieltä glans
1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, s:fr:Les Cent Vingt Journées de Sodome - III|Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou lÉcole du libertinage''

Brise-cul, vingt-huit ans, l'air d un satyre, son vit est tortu; la tête ou le gland en est énorme: il a huit pouces trois lignes de tour, et le corps du vit huit pouces sur seize de long; ce vit majestueux est absolument cambré.

: -->