glandular

Etymology

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.

adj

1. (medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
   a glandular disorder
   1. Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
2. Innate, inherent.
   […]the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance. 1948, Newsweek
3. Physical, sexual.

noun

1. A food supplement made from glands.
   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. 1982, Vegetarian Times, number 61, page 6
   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, […] 2010, Roy Mankovitz, The Wellness Project, page 158
   I started reading about acupuncture, acupressure, flower essences, Chinese herbals, American herbals, Ayurvedic herbals, raindrop therapy, essential oils, aromatherapy, homeopathy, glandulars, vitamins, folk remedies, […] 2014, Judy Morgan, From Needles to Natural: Learning Holistic Pet Healing, page 44