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| adrenal cortical steroid
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| adrenalectomy
adrenal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun adrenal has 1 sense
- adrenal(n = noun.body) adrenal gland, suprarenal gland - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney; Array is a kind of ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland
is a part of kidney
has parts: adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla
Derived form adjective adrenal1
Adjective adrenal has 2 senses
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adrenal, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 at or near the kidneys.
2 of the adrenal glands.
--n. (in full adrenal gland) either of two ductless glands above the kidneys, secreting adrenalin.
--adj.
1 at or near the kidneys.
2 of the adrenal glands.
--n. (in full adrenal gland) either of two ductless glands above the kidneys, secreting adrenalin.
Etymology
AD- + RENAL
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