Definition of "glandular"

glandular

/ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/

adjective
not comparable
1. (medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
  1. Having the characteristics or function of a gland.
2. Innate, inherent.
  Quotations
  […] the almost glandular Russian instinct for adventure and romance.
  1948, Newsweek
3. Physical, sexual.
noun
plural glandulars
1. A food supplement made from glands.
  Quotations
  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