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digestive gland
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digestive gland
n.
A gland, such as the liver or pancreas, that secretes into the alimentary canal substances necessary for digestion.
digestive gland,
any one of the many structures that secrete agents involved in the breaking down of food into the constituent absorbable substances needed for metabolism. Some kinds of digestive glands are the salivary glands, gastric glands, intestinal glands, liver, and pancreas. Among important secretions produced by different digestive glands are hydrochloric acid, bile, mucus, and various enzymes.


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