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xiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. gland

Words Containing 腺

腮腺炎
sāi xiàn yán

mumps

杜氏腺体
dù shì xiàn tǐ

Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees)

腮腺
sāi xiàn

parotid gland

腺垂体
xiàn chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

腺嘌呤
xiàn piào lìng

adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)

肾上腺
shèn shàng xiàn

adrenal glands

腺鼠疫
xiàn shǔ yì

bubonic plague

乳腺炎
rǔ xiàn yán

mastitis

腺毛
xiàn máo

(botany) glandular hair

前列腺
qián liè xiàn

prostate

碱腺
jiǎn xiàn

alkali gland

皮脂腺
pí zhī xiàn

sebaceous glands

腺样
xiàn yàng

adenoid gland

梅氏腺
méi shì xiàn

Mehlis gland

乳腺癌
rǔ xiàn ái

breast cancer

腺体
xiàn tǐ

gland

毒腺
dú xiàn

poison gland

肾上腺皮质
shèn shàng xiàn pí zhì

adrenal cortex

松果腺
sōng guǒ xiàn

pineal body

腺癌
xiàn ái

Adenocarcinoma

甲状腺功能亢进
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn

hyperthyroidism

扁桃腺
biǎn táo xiàn

tonsil

消化腺
xiāo huà xiàn

digestive glands

颔下腺
hàn xià xiàn

submaxillary glands (biology)

泪腺
lèi xiàn

Lacrimal gland

降肾上腺素
jiàng shèn shàng xiàn sù

noradrenalin

甲状旁腺
jiǎ zhuàng páng xiàn

parathyroid

胸腺
xiōng xiàn

thymus

睑腺炎
jiǎn xiàn yán

sty (eyelid swelling)

唾液腺
tuò yè xiàn

salivary gland

二磷酸腺苷
èr lín suān xiàn gān

adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

内分泌腺
nèi fēn mì xiàn

endocrine gland

腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸
xiàn piào lìng hé gān sān lín suān

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

乳腺
rǔ xiàn

mammary gland

耳下腺
ěr xià xiàn

subauricular gland

丝腺
sī xiàn

silk gland

卵黄腺
luǎn huáng xiàn

vitelline glands

下颌下腺
xià hé xià xiàn

submandibular gland

性腺
xìng xiàn

gonad; sex gland

汗腺
hàn xiàn

sweat gland

杜氏腺
dù shì xiàn

Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees)

胰腺炎
yí xiàn yán

pancreatitis

肾上腺素
shèn shàng xiàn sù

adrenaline

香腺
xiāng xiàn

perfume gland

附属腺
fù shǔ xiàn

subordinate gland

前列腺素
qián liè xiàn sù

prostaglandin

胰腺
yí xiàn

pancreas

甲状腺素
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù

thyroid hormone

腺病
xiàn bìng

adenosis (glandular disease)

胸腺嘧啶
xiōng xiàn mì dìng

thymine nucleotide (T, pairs with adenine A 腺嘌呤 in DNA)

舌下腺
shé xià xiàn

sublingual gland

绒毛性腺激素
róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

摄护腺肿大
shè hù xiàn zhǒng dà

benign prostate hypertrophy

多腺染色体
duō xiàn rǎn sè tǐ

polytene chromosome

三磷酸腺苷
sān lín suān xiàn gān

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

腺病毒
xiàn bìng dú

adenovirus

外分泌腺
wài fēn mì xiàn

exocrine gland

摄护腺
shè hù xiàn

prostate

淋巴腺
lín bā xiàn

lymph node

生殖腺
shēng zhí xiàn

gonad; reproductive gland

甲状腺肿
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng

goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)

扁桃腺炎
biǎn táo xiàn yán

tonsillitis

肾上腺髓质
shèn shàng xiàn suǐ zhì

adrenal medulla

甲状腺
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn

thyroid gland

腺苷
xiàn gān

adenosine

前列腺炎
qián liè xiàn yán

prostatitis