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gas gland

gas gland (plural gas glands)


noun 
Definition:
 
fish's oxygen-secreting gland: a gland in the wall of a fish's air bladder that secretes oxygen from the blood and raises the bladder's gas pressure to compensate for increased external pressure at depth

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