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glandular tissue

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003557

A type of tissue that lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucous, digestive juices, and other fluids. Glandular tissue is commonly found in the breast, lung, stomach, colon, pancreas, prostate, uterus, and cervix. Also called glandular epithelium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003557
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsglandular epithelium
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of tissue that lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucous, digestive juices, and other fluids. Glandular tissue is commonly found in the breast, lung, stomach, colon, pancreas, prostate, uterus, and cervix. Also called glandular epithelium.",
  "synonyms": [
    "glandular epithelium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/glandular-tissue/"
}

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