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glandular

glan·du·lar

UK/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ US/ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/ rare

adjective

1.

relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland

  • “glandular malfunctions”

Origin

Mid 18th century borrowing from French glandulaire, from glandule (“small gland”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), from Latin glandulae (“glands of the throat”); equivalent to glandule + -ar.

Phrases

  • glandular fever

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