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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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻܱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d·· adverb
  • t·d· adjective
  • ԴDz·d· adjective
  • ܲ·d· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glandular1

1730–40; English (obsolete) glandule gland (< Latin glandula; gland 1( def ), -ule ( def ) ) + -ar 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glandular1

C18: from Latin glandula, literally: a little acorn; see glanders
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Rashes can be spread indirectly by plant hairs and glandular goo that quite literally stick around.

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His absence from the music video was officially explained as glandular fever but, in reality, he had suffered a mental breakdown.

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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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