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分泌腺 (bunpitsusen) Japanese meaning: secretory gland | Kotomora

分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん

also: ぶんぴせん

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Meanings

1

secretory gland

Biological term for a gland that secretes substances.

汗かん腺せんは分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せんの一いっ種しゅです。
Sweat glands are a type of secretory gland.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
泌ooze, flow, soak in
腺gland, (kokuji)

Related words

内ない分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん
内分泌腺 refers specifically to endocrine glands, while 分泌腺 is a broader term for any secretory gland.
外がい分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん
外分泌腺 refers to exocrine glands, a subtype of secretory glands.

Word family

外がい分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん
exocrine gland
粘ねん液えき分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん
mucus gland

Built from

分ぶん泌ぴつ+腺せん

Written forms

分泌腺
- ぶんぴつせん
  Standard kanji spelling for 'secretory gland'.
- ぶんぴせん
  Alternate reading; less common than ぶんぴつせん.
ぶんぴせん

Etymology

Compound of 分泌 (secretion) + 腺 (gland).