pseudoglandular

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ glandular.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ændjʊlə(ɹ)
• Rhymes: -ændʒʊlə(ɹ)
• Rhymes: -ænʒʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

pseudoglandular (not comparable)

1. Having some characteristics of glands (used especially to describe a phase in the development of the embryonic lung before ciliated cells are formed)
   • 2015 October 29, “Effect of Hyperoxia on Retinoid Metabolism and Retinoid Receptor Expression in the Lungs of Newborn Mice”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     For example, several isoforms of RAR and RXR are upregulated during the pseudoglandular phase in the fetal mouse lung [29 ,30 ].

Related terms

• pseudogland