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retroglandular

retroglandular adjective: behind a gland.

Adjective

retroglandular (not comparable)

  1. Behind a gland

Origin of retroglandular

From retro- + glandular.

Words that rhyme with retroglandular

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Questions about retroglandular

What does retroglandular mean?
Retroglandular means behind a gland.
What part of speech is retroglandular?
Retroglandular is an adjective.

Words near retroglandular in the dictionary

  1. retrogenesis
  2. retrogenia
  3. retrogenic
  4. retrogenically
  5. retrogeniculate
  6. retroglandular
  7. retroglenoid
  8. retroglossal
  9. retrognathia
  10. retrognathic
  11. retrognathism

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