glandular
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- adjective
- /ˈɡlændjələr/
- Specialized
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glandular
- Unfortunately, multiple reports have demonstrated progressive deterioration of pancreatic glandular function, with one quarter of patients ultimately becoming insulin-dependent within five years.
- glandular tularemia
- glandular secretion
- glandular tissue
Conversely, an MRI is really has no issue with glandular tissue, but can't see calcified lesions very well.
- Conversely, an MRI is really has no issue with glandular tissue, but can't see calcified lesions very well.
- You know, and I remember one of the very first jobs I had, I was when I, I got glandular fever.
- After that I would take a thyroid glandular supplement or an organ supplement.
- Have you ever prescribed a recommended any sort of glandular like liver or spleen or heart?
- This isn't, you know, touching each other's fucking little sweaty, you know, you know, sweaty glands and everything and being glandular.
Examples
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After the test results, the doctor explained that she had a glandular condition that affected her hormone levels.
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Some cellular or glandular change has taken place, which renders you immune.
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Yeah, it must be some sort of a glandular condition.
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Now, have you taken care of your glandular problem?
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Look, I have a glandular problem, okay?
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I have a glandular condition.
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You know, I think it's glandular.
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We can rule out glandular abnormality as a cause.
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One uncommon but significant cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in children is glandular tularemia.
Academic text (2003) -
Conservative mastectomy is a surgical technique to remove breast glandular tissue without disruption to the appearance of the breast.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
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Having cells or glands that make and release liquid
Compounds
- Specialized
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A health problem where body parts that make important chemicals do not work properly
A small bush that grows in the Rocky Mountains with sticky, scented leaves
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A harmful growth that starts in the body's glands, like the breast or prostate
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A disease that makes the body's glands not work properly or change the liquids they make
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A common illness that causes fever and painful swollen glands in the armpits or groin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glandular comes from gland, which comes from the old Latin glandula meaning 'little acorn' because people thought these small body parts looked like acorns. So glandular simply means 'about glands' or 'relating to these small, acorn-shaped parts'.