Term: endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Candidate hypernym: part: a portion of a natural object → 1
Candidate hypernym: nomenklatura: the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party → 0
Candidate hypernym: streptomyces: aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) → 0
Candidate hypernym: natural: someone regarded as certain to succeed → 0
Candidate hypernym: stenochlaena: large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia → 0
Candidate hypernym: pedigree: line of descent of a purebred animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: green paper: a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion → 0
Candidate hypernym: impaction: a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally → 0
Candidate hypernym: anomalops: fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico → 0
Candidate hypernym: bladderwort: any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: epidural injection: injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia → 0