Definition
Plural of glandis or glans; in anatomy, the term for acorn-shaped structures (particularly the glans penis or glans clitoris).
Etymology
From Latin glandis (acorn, gland). This is the Latin nominative plural form retained in anatomical English terminology.
Kelly Says
Medical Latin often preserves Latin plurals—we say 'glandes' not 'glands' in formal anatomy because it's cooler and more precise, and it connects back to the Roman doctors who named everything.
Translations
CACatalà
glandes
ɡlan-des
DADansk
kirtler
ˈkʰiːrtlər
ELΕλληνικά
αδένες
aˈðɛnes
ESEspañol
glándulas
ɡlan-dʊ-las
FISuomi
rauhases
ˈrɑːuhæːsɛs
HIहिन्दी
ग्रंथियाँ
ɡrən̪θiːaːn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelenjar
ke-len-jar
ITItaliano
ghiandole
ɡi̯an-do-le
MSBahasa Melayu
kelenjar
ke-len-jar
NLNederlands
klieren
ˈklɪərə(n)
NONorsk
kirtler
ˈkʰiːrtlər
PLPolski
gruczoły
ɡrʊt͡sɔwɨ
PTPortuguês
glândulas
ɡlan-dʊ-las
SVSvenska
körtlar
ˈkœːrtːlar
SWKiswahili
vipele
viˈpele
TAதமிழ்
துப்பிகள்
tuppiɡi
TEతెలుగు
గ్రంథులు
ɡrən̪θʊlʊ
UKУкраїнська
залози
zalɔˈzɪ
VITiếng Việt
tuyến
tʰuːjɛn