glandular disease

4.6

A disease that makes the body's glands not work properly or change the liquids they make

noun
/ˈɡlændjələr dɪˈziːz/

Specialized

: enfermedad glandular

The patient was diagnosed with a rare glandular disease that affected her metabolism.

Examples

Excessive sweating can sometimes be a symptom of an underlying glandular disease.
Early detection of any glandular disease can improve the effectiveness of treatment.
She was diagnosed with a rare glandular disease.
Many patients suffer from glandular diseases worldwide.
Early detection of any glandular disease can improve the effectiveness of treatment.
Excessive sweating can sometimes be a symptom of an underlying glandular disease.
The patient was diagnosed with a rare glandular disease that affected her metabolism.

Synonyms

glandular disorder

vsglandular disease

Specialized

1 5.9

A health problem where body parts that make important chemicals do not work properly

emphasizes abnormal secretion or altered gland function rather than general label

gland disease

vsglandular disease

Specialized

1 4.2

A health problem that affects a body part that makes important liquids and often changes how it works

focuses on abnormal secretion or function rather than disruption alone

Surface Forms

glandular disease singular

glandular diseases plural

Morphology

glandular + disease

The meaning 'a disease affecting the glands' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'glandular' (relating to glands) with 'disease' (a medical condition). This adjective+noun composition is a standard, productive pattern in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Glandular disease names a problem in the body's glands. Here glandular means 'about the glands' and disease means 'a health problem', so it describes when the small glands that make things like sweat or hormones do not work right and cause problems in the body.