pí zhī xiàn
epidermal sebaceous glands
skin oil gland
sāi xiàn
parotid gland
saliva gland in cheek
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
shè hù xiàn
prostate
also written 前列腺
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn
hyperthyroidism
abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4]
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù
thyroid hormone
thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)
nèi fēn mì xiàn
endocrine gland
gland producing internal secretion, e.g. hormone
xiàn yàng
adenoid gland
pharyngeal tonsil
ěr xià xiàn
subauricular gland
parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek)
xiàn piào lìng
adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)
lín bā xiàn
lymph node
lymphatic gland
sān lín suān xiàn gān
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
shēng zhí xiàn
reproductive gland
gonad
sex organ
xiōng xiàn mì dìng
thymine nucleotide (T, pairs with adenine A 腺嘌呤 in DNA)
shé xià xiàn
sublingual gland
saliva gland under tongue
wài fēn mì xiàn
exocrine gland
gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)
èr lín suān xiàn gān
adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
xià hé xià xiàn
submandibular gland
submaxillary saliva gland