glandular

[ glan-juh-ler ]

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or bearing glands. gland.
2. of, relating to, or resembling a gland:

   a glandular disorder.

3. visceral; instinctive.

glandular

/ ˈɡlændjʊlə; ˈɡlændjʊləs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, containing, functioning as, or affecting a gland

   glandular tissue

Derived Forms

• ˈglandularly, adverb

Other Words From

• glandu·lar·ly adverb
• inter·glandu·lar adjective
• non·glandu·lar adjective
• un·glandu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glandular¹

1730–40; English (obsolete) glandule gland (< Latin glandula; gland ¹( def ), -ule ( def ) ) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of glandular¹

C18: from Latin glandula, literally: a little acorn; see glanders

Example Sentences

But he said it was "not an objective measure" and told the inquest when carrying out operations of this type he was "as near as possible certain that I wasn't leaving behind glandular breast tissue".

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Freya Anderson, a relay gold medallist from Tokyo, contracted glandular fever this year and missed automatic qualification but has been picked.

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Freya Anderson, on her return from glandular fever, was third and requires a coaches' pick to make the team.

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Post-mortem tests showed she had contracted the Epstein-Barr virus - which causes glandular fever - the coroner was told.

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At the start of 1988, while suffering with glandular fever, Whitbread was advised to write her first autobiography to tell her side of the tale.

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