adrenal

American  

[uh-dreen-l] / əˈdrin l /

adjective

1. of or produced by the adrenal glands.

2. situated near or on the kidneys; suprarenal.

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noun

1. adrenal gland.

adrenal British  

/ əˈdriːnəl /

adjective

1. on or near the kidneys

2. of or relating to the adrenal glands or their secretions

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noun

1. an adrenal gland

Other Word Forms

• adrenally adverb

Etymology

Origin of adrenal

1870–75; ad- + Latin rēn- (stem of rēnēs kidneys) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“Copenhagen” taps the adrenal gland by keeping viewers off balance about who is who and what is what, beginning with the opening subtitles: President—and former CIA director—George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal

The investigators applied their deep learning model to the CT scans to automatically outline and measure adrenal gland volume.

From Science Daily

Aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, can play a role in both high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.

From Science Daily

Produced by the adrenal glands, it plays a vital role in everything we do - from making sure we wake up in the morning, to being able to fall asleep at night.

From BBC

“If only my feeble hands could remove / This neuroblastoma tumor from your adrenal glands,” he raps.

From Los Angeles Times