Adrenal gland Common

Adrenal gland has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

adrenal gland adrenal suprarenal gland

In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.

See Also

endocrine gland heart rate corticostatic desoxycorticosterone nelson's syndrome corticostatin adrenogenic adrenalectomy

Related Terms

endocrine gland heart rate corticostatic desoxycorticosterone nelson's syndrome corticostatin adrenogenic adrenalectomy intraadrenal adrenotrophic adrenomegaly adrenal artery adrenalitis adrenarche adrenocholinergic pheochromocytoma hyperaldosteronism adreno adrenopathy periadrenal

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

endocrine gland

Rhyming Words

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