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pseudoglandular

adjective

Having some characteristics of glands (used especially to describe a phase in the development of the embryonic lung before ciliated cells are formed)

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Meanings

adjectivepseudoglandular (not comparable)

not comparableHaving some characteristics of glands (used especially to describe a phase in the development of the embryonic lung before ciliated cells are formed)
For example, several isoforms of RAR and RXR are upregulated during the pseudoglandular phase in the fetal mouse lung [29 ,30 ].
2015 October 29, “Effect of Hyperoxia on Retinoid Metabolism and Retinoid Receptor Expression in the Lungs of Newborn Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pseudo- + glandular.

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APA

pseudoglandular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoglandular

MLA

“pseudoglandular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoglandular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoglandular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoglandular.

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