Glandular


[glan-juh-ler] /ˈglæn dʒə lər/

adjective
1.
consisting of, containing, or bearing .
2.
of, relating to, or resembling a :
a glandular disorder.
3.
visceral; instinctive.
/ˈɡlændjʊlə/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, containing, functioning as, or affecting a gland: glandular tissue
adj.

1740, from French glandulaire, from glandule “small gland” (16c.), from Latin glandula (see gland).

glandular glan·du·lar (glān’jə-lər)
adj.

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