Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gland" wani rukuni ne na kwayoyin halitta a cikin dabba ko jikin mutum wanda ke samarwa da ɓoye wani abu na musamman, kamar hormones, gumi, ko miya, don amfani da shi a cikin jiki ko don kawar da shi a matsayin sharar gida. . Ana iya samun gland a cikin jiki, ciki har da tsarin endocrin, tsarin narkewa, da tsarin exocrine.
