adrenal gland
one of a pair of ductless glands, located above the kidneys, consisting of a cortex, which produces steroidal hormones, and a medulla, which produces epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Origin of adrenal gland
1- Also called suprarenal gland.
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How to use adrenal gland in a sentence
If it doesn’t involve a level of esoteric knowledge that might induce my brain to loosen its stranglehold on my adrenal glands, I don’t want it.
For $60 you can buy a supplement that promises to support and nourish your adrenal glands.
Secreted by the adrenal glands in response to agitation, it’s helpful in a pinch but becomes dangerous in excess.
This would not cause severe effects on any organ at all if the adrenal gland were producing enough steroids.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyArtificial respiration is used, and the active principle of the adrenal gland is injected to stimulate the heart.
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This substance was recovered by them from the cortex of the adrenal gland.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldIts significance is discussed at length in the consideration of the adrenal gland in human scurvy.
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British Dictionary definitions for adrenal gland
an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney. Its medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline and its cortex secretes several steroid hormones: Also called: suprarenal gland
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Scientific definitions for adrenal gland
[ ə-drē′nəl ]
Either of two small endocrine glands, one located above each kidney. The outer portion, or cortex, secretes steroid hormones (corticosteroids). The inner portion, or medulla, secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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