a. [ad. Gr. ἀδενοειδής glandular; f. ἀδέν- gland + -ειδής -form; see -OID.] Gland-like; glandular.
1873. Klein, Handb. Physiol. Lab., iii. 45. It remains to describe the so-called adenoid tissue. By this term is understood, a dense reticulum of branched cells, the processes of which are short but of great delicacy.
1878. Bryant, Surgery, I. 99. Should a tumour be present in a gland … the probability of its being an adenoid or glandular tumour cannot be overlooked.
