Usage Note
Glande refers to any secretory gland in the body — glandes salivaires (salivary glands), glandes lymphatiques (lymph nodes). In informal French avoir les glandes means to be fed up or annoyed — a very common colloquial expression unrelated to the anatomical meaning.
Examples
"Le médecin a examiné ses glandes lymphatiques."
Natural Translation
The doctor examined her lymph nodes.

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