Converse of subject

• secrete: Cervical mucus is secreted by tiny glands lining the canal.

Converse of object

• secrete: A. The pancreas is a long secreting gland situated at the back of the abdomen, adjacent to the stomach.

• inflame: Within the first group, with inflamed glands did not compress the neck vessels.

• stimulate: They also stimulate the thyroid gland, which plays an important role in the processes of growth.

Adjective modifier

• adrenal: Each person has two adrenal glands just above the kidneys.

• pituitary: The pituitary gland is a gland found at the back of our heads toward the bottom of the brain.

• salivary: The salivary glands create saliva, which is then secreted into your mouth via the salivary ducts.

• thyroid: The thyroid gland is situated at the base of the throat.

• mammary: The mammary gland however, exhibits profound developmental cycling in the adult.

• pineal: The free radical fighting abilities of melatonin - a natural hormone produced by the pineal gland in your brain - are well known.

Modifies a noun

• adenoma: We report a case of Brunner's gland adenoma in which the patient presented with major gastrointestinal bleeding.

• neoplasm: A second type of human benign salivary gland neoplasm.

• tumor: AB - OBJECTIVE: To delineate the spectrum of salivary gland tumors in our setup.

• secretion: Mandibular gland secretions of leaf-cutting ants: role in defense against alien fungi.

Noun used with modifier

• lymph: Also the lymph glands nearest to the scar site will be examined, to ensure that the melanoma has not spread.

• prostate: Only a part of the prostate gland - not the whole gland is removed, in order to relieve urinary symptoms.

• thymus: All of them are derived from the bone marrow but T cells undergo a process of maturation in the thymus gland.

• sweat: Sweat is produced from the sweat gland, reaching the skin surface through the pores.

• scent: The male has a thin black streak of sexual scent glands.

• hypothalamus: This hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and monitored by thyrotropin-releasing hormone ( TRH ), which is produced in the hypothalamus gland.