gland oor Xhosa

gland

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(zoology) 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).

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I-gland

type of organ in an human or animal's body

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Hence, when the body requires more thyroid hormones, the gland secretes T4 into the bloodstream, and from there the T4 and its derivatives can affect all body cells.
Ngenxa yoko, xa kufuneka incindi yedlala lengqula engakumbi emzimbeni, eli dlala lifaka i-T4 egazini, emva koko i-T4 namanye amadlala atyhutyha zonke iiseli zomzimba.

HONEYBEES (Apis mellifera) construct their honeycombs with wax secreted from glands found on the underside of their abdomen.
IINYOSI zenza amacangca ngencindi eveliswa ngamadlala asezuswini zazo.

Finally, blood tests and an ultrasound of her thyroid gland revealed that Sara had a disease called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a possible cause of her miscarriages.
Emva kokuxilongwa igazi nedlala lengqula, kwafunyaniswa ukuba uSara unesifo esibizwa ngokuba yiHashimoto’s thyroiditis, ekusenokwenzeka ukuba yiloo nto eyayibangela ukuba aphunyelwe zizisu.

• Enlarged glands under the arm.
• Ukudumba kwamadlala ekhwapheni.

Glands situated under the skin secrete thin mucus with a reddish-brown color and a high salt content.
Amadlala angaphantsi kofele lwaso akhupha ulwelo olumdaka ngebala nolunetyuwa eninzi.

The adrenal glands and fat cells also produce estrogen.
Amadlala iadrenal neeseli zamafutha nazo zivelisa i-estrogen.

Tear glands constantly produce this clear liquid to protect and lubricate our eyes.
Ziinyembezi ezikhusela amehlo zize ziwancede angomi.

On another occasion, I had to have a large tumor removed from the prostate gland.
Ngesinye isihlandlo, kwafuneka ndisuswe ithumba kwidlala lesinyi.

For example, your sweat glands become more active during puberty, which might make you perspire more.
Ngokomzekelo, ngexesha lokufikisa amadlala akho akhupha umbilo asebenza ngamandla yaye loo nto inokukwenza ubile kakhulu.

Your brain begins a startling chain reaction by switching on a tiny gland above the roof of your mouth called the pituitary gland.
Ingqondo yakho iqalisa ungcelele lweenguqulelo ezothusayo ngokuthi ivulele idlala elincinane elingasentla kwenkalakahla yakho elibangela ukukhula komzimba nelibizwa ngokuba yipituitary gland.

A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) test is useful “when the PSA or DRE indicates an abnormality” and the doctor needs to decide whether he should recommend a biopsy of the prostate gland.
Uvavanyo lwetransrectal ultrasound (TRUS) luluncedo “xa iPSA okanye iDRE zibonisa undonakele othile” yaye ugqirha kufuneka agqibe enoba ufanele ancomele ukuxilongwa kwedlala lesinyi kusini na.

Your brain quickly reacts, and your adrenal glands instantly release powerful hormones, revving up your muscles as well as your heart, lungs, and other organs for whatever might be needed to handle the stressful situation.
Ubuchopho bakho buye busebenze ngokukhawuleza, amadlala eadrenal akhupha incindi eshukumisa izihlunu, intliziyo, imiphunga namanye amalungu omzimba anokukunceda kwingxaki ekuxinezelayo.

When the hypothalamus detects a need for thyroid hormones, it signals the nearby pituitary gland, situated at the base of the brain above the roof of the mouth.
Xa ihypothalamus ifumanisa ukuba kufuneka incindi yedlala lengqula emzimbeni, ithumela umyalezo kwidlala elisebuchotsheni elibizwa ngokuba yipituitary.

Another unwelcome change may be the increased activity of your sweat glands —you will perspire more.
Enye inguqulelo engamkelekiyo isenokuba kukukhula kokusebenza kwamadlala okubila —uya kubila ngakumbi.

He sprays a secretion from special glands to delineate the boundaries of his home range.
Litshiza incindi ephuma kumadlala akhethekileyo ukucacisa imida yommandla walo.

Boys too find that their sweat glands step up their activity.
Ngokufanayo amakhwenkwe afumanisa ukuba amadlala awo okubila aqalisa ukusebenza.

An infected mosquito (that is, a mosquito that has previously bitten an infected human) carries the virus in its salivary glands.
Ingcongconi ethwele esi sifo (oko kukuthi, ingcongconi eye yaluma umntu onesi sifo) ithwala le ntsholongwane kumadlala amathe ayo.

Used for such spaces as gland and plummer block compartments.
Isetyenziselwa izithuba ezinje nge gland neplumme blocks khompatimente.

The shafts lead through watertight shaft tunnels, and are supported at intervals by bearings known as plummer blocks; they emerge from the hull through a shaft tube fitted with a watertight gland .
Le migodi ikhokelela kumatonela emigodi engangeni manzi, kwaye ixhaswe ezithubeni ngezithinteli ezaziwa ngokuba zizithinteli ze-plummer; sisuka kwisiqu senqanawa sidlule kwityhubhu yomgodi efakelwe idlala elingangeni manzi.

This gland, in turn, releases endorphins, chemical substances in the brain that make us feel good.
Lona eli dlala, likhupha iiendorphins, imichiza esengqondweni esibangela sizive sonwabile.

The most famous of these, Dolly the sheep, was cloned in 1996 from the mammary gland of an adult sheep.
Esona saziwayo yigusha ekuthiwa nguDolly eyenziwa ngedlala lenye igusha ngowe-1996.

THE PROSTATE is a walnut-shaped gland that is located below the bladder and surrounds the urethra.
IDLALA LESINYI lidlala elimile okwenqoba yewalnut elisezantsi kwesinyi yaye lijikeleze umbhobho ohamba umchamo ukusuka kwisinyi.

(These milk- producing glands give mothers the ability to feed their infants.)
(La madlala avelisa ubisi abangela ukuba oomama bakwazi ukondla iintsana zabo.)

Your hormones have triggered your mammary glands to begin developing.
Iincindi zakho zamadlala ziye zabangela amadlala akho okwanyisa ukuba aqalise ukukhula.

Digested mulberry leaves have turned into fibroin, a type of protein that is stored in a pair of glands that run the entire length of the caterpillar.
Emva kokuba amagqabi omthi wamaqunube asendle ecoliwe, aguquka abe yifibroin, uhlobo oluthile lweproteyin egcinwa kumadlala afumaneka kuwo wonke umzimba weli phuphu.