Glandular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Glandular is an adjective meaning (medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
Meaning
(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
More Meanings
- Innate, inherent.
- Physical, sexual.
- A food supplement made from glands.
Example Sentences
a glandular disorder
[…]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.
Then Mr. Rothschild states that there is a wealth of studies attesting to the beneficence of glandulars in the human diet, only to fall into the same error he lays on Dr. Holub: failing to cite a single one.
An interesting event happened in my house that buttressed my appreciation of glandulars. I previously mentioned our cats, raised on a raw food diet that includes as many glands and other organs as we can obtain, […]
Word Forms
- glandulars
Synonyms for glandular
Depending on context, synonyms include glandulous, visceral, intuitive, natural.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include visceral, natural, intuitive, gland, endocrine, exocrine.
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