endocrine gland vs gland

endocrine gland and gland both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endocrine gland	Yes	No	No	No
gland	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gland is a hypernym of endocrine gland; that is, gland is a word with a broader meaning than endocrine gland:

endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
gland: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Other hypernyms of endocrine gland include secreter, secretor, secretory organ.

endocrine gland (noun)	gland (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream	any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream