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extraglandular

extraglandular adjective: outside of a gland.

Adjective

extraglandular (not comparable)

  1. outside of a gland
    • The disease is also characterized by the presence of epithelial cell apoptosis, pathogenic autoantibodies, and overexpression of type I interferon (IFN), which can lead to exocrinopathy and extraglandular organ damage.2015 October 8, “Growth Arrest-Specific 6 Protein in Patients with Sjögren Syndrome: Determination of the Plasma Level and Expression in the Labial Salivary Gland”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extraglandular

From extra- + glandular.

Words that rhyme with extraglandular

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Questions about extraglandular

What does extraglandular mean?
Extraglandular means outside of a gland.
What part of speech is extraglandular?
Extraglandular is an adjective.

Words near extraglandular in the dictionary

  1. extrageniculostriate
  2. extragenital
  3. extragenitally
  4. extragenomic
  5. extraglacial
  6. extraglandular
  7. extraglomerular
  8. extraglottic
  9. extraglycosomal
  10. extragnathic
  11. extragonadal

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