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If someone’s breasts have more glandular and fibrous tissue than fatty tissue, their breasts are considered dense.
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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Adenocarcinoma: This type of cancer starts in the glandular cells (cells that line the bladder and make mucus).
—Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
An elephant might be described as a mouse with a glandular condition.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
Women with dense breasts have more glandular tissue, making mammograms harder to interpret and increasing breast cancer risk.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Adenocarcinoma: This type of cancer starts in the glandular cells (cells that line the bladder and make mucus).
—Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
An elephant might be described as a mouse with a glandular condition.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
Women with dense breasts have more glandular tissue, making mammograms harder to interpret and increasing breast cancer risk.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Glandular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glandular. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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glandular
adjective
glan·du·lar
ˈglan-jə-lər 
1
: of, relating to, or involving glands, gland cells, or their products
glandular activity
2
: having the traits or activities of a gland
glandular tissue
glandularly
adverb
Medical Definition
glandular
adjective
glan·du·lar
ˈglan-jə-lər
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