How to Use glandular in a Sentence

glandular

adjective
  • The result is a granular, glandular re-creation that's much more fun to read than the movie was to watch.
    — Allan Fallow, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
  • In a strike, the animal releases a toxin from glandular cells at the base of one of the barbs.
    — Katharine Gammon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Breast density Breasts are made of dense glandular tissue and fat.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Dense breasts have more glandular and fibrous tissue, and less fatty breast tissue.
    — Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Simply put, breasts are made up of fatty, glandular, and fibrous tissue.
    — The Cut, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Human breasts are made up of fat as well as glandular and connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymph nodes.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 4 May 2022
  • Connective and glandular tissue is white on X-rays – the same color as a growth in the breast.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • On a mammogram, glandular and connective tissue looks white, and fat shows up as black.
    — Valerie Debenedette, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Your body repairs itself during sleep, which helps keep your glandular system healthy and can improve your looks.
    — Dahna M. Chandler, Woman's Day, 22 May 2017
  • There are many areas of dense glandular and connective tissues.
    — Valerie Debenedette, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Dense breasts tissue refers to breasts that are composed of more glandular and fibrous tissue than fatty tissue.
    — Janelle Chavez, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Breasts are considered dense if they are composed of more glandular and connective tissue than fat.
    — Leah Small, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The oily glandular secretion that makes wool waterproof also keeps sheep (and human) hide smooth and soft.
    — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2007
  • Breast density refers to the amount of fibrous and glandular tissue in the breast compared to fatty tissue.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Breasts are made up of fatty tissue, fibrous tissue, and glandular tissue (also known as ducts and lobules).
    — Health.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Rather than having mostly fatty tissue, dense breasts have more fibrous and glandular tissue, which looks white on a mammogram.
    — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Breast cancer is known to develop in glandular tissue, so having more tissue may allow abnormal cells to grow.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The cause was glandular cancer, his daughter, Heather Cromartie, said.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • If possible, get in touch with someone with a tracking dog, which will find your buck not by following blood, but the glandular scent carried between the deer’s hooves.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • The breasts are almost completely dense with glandular and fibrous connective tissue.
    — Valerie Debenedette, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • How, exactly, did the glandular secretions from a male deer — that would be the musk aroma used in perfumes — become a symbol of luxury?
    — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Their vibrant superpower comes from three molecules that linger in their lymph tissue, skin, and glandular secretions.
    — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Symptoms that don’t impact the glands—called extra-glandular symptoms—can also include joint swelling, pain and stiffness, fatigue and skin rashes.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This matters because most breast cancers begin in glandular and fibrous tissues, specifically the milk ducts or lobules.
    — Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a cancer that forms in the glandular cells of the body—most often found in the breast, pancreas, lung, prostate, and colon.
    — Leah Groth, Health.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Men with gynecomastia suffer from a buildup of glandular tissue that nature designed to secrete substances, such as milk or hormones, through a network of ducts.
    — Eric Pianin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The fibrous and glandular tissues are collectively referred to as dense tissue, and those with dense breasts have more of these two kinds in relation to the amount of fatty tissue present.
    — Health.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • It is hypothesized that both species of mites feed upon sebum as a primary food source but may also munch on follicular and glandular epithelia.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2011
  • Breast reduction — one of the most common cosmetic procedures for men — removes glandular tissue and contours the chest for a more masculine shape.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • 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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