suprarenal gland

noun

1. adrenal gland.

suprarenal gland

noun

1. another name for adrenal gland

Word History and Origins

Origin of suprarenal gland¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The spleen, the thyroid, the suprarenal glands have taken on a new significance.

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In emotions of various kinds a reflex action is sent to the suprarenal glands which causes a pouring into the blood of adrenin.

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The suprarenal glands may function insufficiently as a consequence of the emotional poverty, since all emotions which have been experimentally studied seem to stimulate the production of adrenalin.

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Also, anything that might stimulate, or that does stimulate, the suprarenal glands will cause a continued high blood pressure.

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Experimental work has also demonstrated the functions of the suprarenal glands and explained the symptoms of Addison's disease, and chemists have even succeeded in making synthetically the active principle adrenalin.

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