Device for dispensing a flowable medium, in particular for dispensing an adhesive, preferably for dispensing a hot melt adhesive, having: - a housing with a cavity for receiving the flowable medium, - a rod which is mounted in a bearing section of the housing, wherein the rod can be moved by means of an actuator between a first end position and a second end position in an axial direction and vice versa, - a dispensing opening which opens out into the cavity and which serves for dispensing the flowable medium, wherein the rod has a sealing section, wherein the sealing section closes off the dispensing opening in the first end position and is arranged spaced apart from the dispensing opening in the second end position, - a bellows seal for sealing off the bearing section with respect to the cavity, wherein the rod passes through the bellows seal, wherein the bellows seal is mounted in a sealed-off manner on the rod and in a sealed-off manner on the housing, wherein a first section of the bellows seal is connected to the rod so as to be positionally fixed with respect to the rod and a second section of the bellows seal is connected to the housing so as to be positionally fixed with respect to the housing, wherein the bellows seal has at least one compensating section for compensating an axial compression or stretching of the bellows seal, wherein the compensating section protrudes radially in relation to adjoining regions of the bellows seal, - at least one channel which opens out into the cavity and through which the flowable medium can flow into the cavity, characterized in that a projection of a central axis (10, 10a) of a channel section (9, 9a), opening out into the cavity, of the at least one channel onto a projection plane which is perpendicular to the axial direction forms a tangent to a circle (3, 3a) which is concentric with the rod. - a housing with a cavity for receiving the flowable medium, - a rod which is mounted in a bearing section of the housing, wherein the rod can be moved by means of an actuator between a first end position and a second end position in an axial direction and vice versa, - a dispensing opening which opens out into the cavity and which serves for dispensing the flowable medium, wherein the rod has a sealing section, wherein the sealing section closes off the dispensing opening in the first end position and is arranged spaced apart from the dispensing opening in the second end position, - a bellows seal for sealing off the bearing section with respect to the cavity, wherein the rod passes through the bellows seal, wherein the bellows seal is mounted in a sealed-off manner on the rod and in a sealed-off manner on the housing, wherein a first section of the bellows seal is connected to the rod so as to be positionally fixed with respect to the rod and a second section of the bellows seal is connected to the housing so as to be positionally fixed with respect to the housing, wherein the bellows seal has at least one compensating section for compensating an axial compression or stretching of the bellows seal, wherein the compensating section protrudes radially in relation to adjoining regions of the bellows seal, - at least one channel which opens out into the cavity and through which the flowable medium can flow into the cavity, characterized in that a projection of a central axis (10, 10a) of a channel section (9, 9a), opening out into the cavity, of the at least one channel onto a projection plane which is perpendicular to the axial direction forms a tangent to a circle (3, 3a) which is concentric with the rod.