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gland

type of animal organ
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Summary

gland is an organ type[1]. gland draws 1,961 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #44 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: animal organ[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Has use: secretion[6]
  • Commons category: Glands[7]
  • Has part(s): cell[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glands[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
  • Native label: glandula[12]
  • Different from: Glande[13]
  • Studied by: adenology[14]
  • Development of anatomical structure: gland development[15]

Why It Matters

gland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] gland is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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