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adrenal

[ uh-dreen-l ]

adjective

  1. of or produced by the adrenal glands.
  2. situated near or on the kidneys; suprarenal.


adrenal

/ əˈːə /

adjective

  1. on or near the kidneys
  2. of or relating to the adrenal glands or their secretions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an adrenal gland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·n· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adrenal1

1870–75; ad- + Latin ŧ- (stem of ŧŧ kidneys) + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adrenal1

C19: from ad- (near) + renal
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“If only my feeble hands could remove / This neuroblastoma tumor from your adrenal glands,” he raps.

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For example, the adrenal tumor that causes Cushing Syndrome is the result of a mutation in the very same catalytic subunit, PRKACA.

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Aldosterone is a hormone made by the adrenal gland.

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The adrenal glands of these mice proved startlingly different in size.

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They found that exercise impacted thousands of molecules, with the most extreme changes in the adrenal gland, which produces hormones that regulate many important processes such as immunity, metabolism, and blood pressure.

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