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prostate vs ductless gland

ductless gland vs prostate

prostate and ductless gland both are nouns.

prostate is an adjective but ductless gland is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prostate Yes Yes No No
ductless gland Yes No No No
As nouns, ductless gland is a hypernym of prostate; that is, ductless gland is a word with a broader meaning than prostate:
  • prostate: a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
  • ductless gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Other hypernyms of prostate include endocrine, endocrine gland.
prostate (noun) ductless gland (noun)
a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
prostate (adjective) ductless gland (adjective)
relating to the prostate gland
Difference between prostate and ductless gland

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