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ADRENAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
Synonyms:
adrenal; adrenal gland; suprarenal gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adrenal" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Meronyms (parts of "adrenal"):
adrenal cortex (the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones)
adrenal medulla (the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine)
Holonyms ("adrenal" is a part of...):
kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)
Derivation:
adrenal (of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
adrenal gland (either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)
Derivation:
adrenal (either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Near the kidneys
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)
Context examples:
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of adrenal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Adrenal Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of adrenal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Adrenal Cancer TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
The adrenal cortex makes androgen and corticosteroid hormones.
(Adrenal cortex, NCI Dictionary)
A malignant tumor that has spread to the adrenal gland from an adjacent or distant anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Adrenal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Metyrapone inhibits 11-beta-hydroxylase, thereby inhibiting synthesis of cortisol from 11-deoxycortisol and corticosterone from desoxycorticosterone in the adrenal gland.
(Metyrapone, NCI Thesaurus)
It involves the adrenal medulla and the sympathetic nervous system.
(Neuroblastoma of the Adrenal Gland and Sympathetic Nervous System, NCI Thesaurus)
It usually begins in the adrenal glands, which sit atop your kidneys.
(Neuroblastoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Nicotine acts as an agonist at the nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the autonomic ganglia, at neuromuscular junctions, and in the adrenal medulla and the brain.
(Nicotine, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenoma of the adrenal cortex characterized by the absence of a hormonal syndrome or symptoms suggestive of adrenal disease.
(Non-Functioning Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A chemical made by some nerve cells and in the adrenal gland.
(Noradrenaline, NCI Dictionary)
