A gland or small gland; used in anatomical and botanical terminology from Latin.
From Latin glandula (small gland, acorn—diminutive of glans). This Latin term is retained in formal scientific nomenclature, particularly in anatomy.
Scientists use Latin terms because they're unchanged across languages—a 'glandula' in English is the same as in French, German, or Japanese medical textbooks, making science truly international.
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