词根词缀：apodyso-, -apodys-; -dyso, -dys, -dysis; -ecdysi-

【来源及含义】Greek: undress, disrobe; take off, strip, lay bare; shed, molt

【同源单词】anecdysis, anecdysis, apodyserotic, apodysis, apodysophilia, diecdysis

词根词缀：gland-, glans-

【来源及含义】Latin: acorn; in medicine, gland, glans

【相关描述】Used in medicine to mean "gland", an aggregation of cells, specialized to secrete or excrete materials not related to their ordinary metabolic needs. Also, "glans" is a general term for a small rounded mass, or glandlike body. The plural of "glans" is "glandes".

【同源单词】axillary gland, biglandular, dysglandular, ecdysial gland, eglandulous, gland