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ADRENAL MEDULLA

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Meaning:

The medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("adrenal medulla" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

medulla (the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal)

Holonyms ("adrenal medulla" is a part of...):

adrenal; adrenal gland; suprarenal gland (either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)

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 Context examples: 

The adrenal medulla makes chemicals such as epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) which are involved in sending nerve signals.

(Adrenal medulla, NCI Dictionary)

A benign or malignant (primary or metastatic) neoplasm affecting the adrenal medulla.

(Adrenal Medulla Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the adrenal medulla.

(Benign Adrenal Medulla Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

High incidence of tumors of the anterior pituitary, adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex in animals over 18 months old (Snell1965).

(BUF, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that has spread to the adrenal medulla from an adjacent or distant anatomic site.

(Metastatic Carcinoma to the Adrenal Medulla, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration of the patch, nicotine is slowly released into the bloodstream and, although nicotine binds to nicotinic cholinergic receptors at the autonomic ganglia, adrenal medulla and at neuromuscular junctions as well, the binding of nicotine to the receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) appears to be responsible for the addictive nature of nicotine.

(Nicotine patch, NCI Thesaurus)

Although nicotine binds to nicotinic cholinergic receptors at the autonomic ganglia, adrenal medulla and at neuromuscular junctions as well, the binding of nicotine to the receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) appears to be responsible for the addictive nature of nicotine.

(Nicotine nasal spray, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration of the lozenge, nicotine is released and, although nicotine binds to nicotinic cholinergic receptors at the autonomic ganglia, adrenal medulla and at neuromuscular junctions as well, the binding of nicotine to the receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) appears to be responsible for the addictive nature of nicotine.

(Nicotine lozenge, NCI Thesaurus)

Epinephrine Secretion Inhibition consists of interference with, or restraint of, activities involved in release across the cell membrane into the bloodstream from the adrenal medulla of a sympathomimetic hormone (epinephrine) that stimulates the alpha- and beta- adrenergic systems, causes systemic vasoconstriction and gastrointestinal relaxation, stimulates the heart, and dilates bronchi and cerebral vessels.

(Epinephrine Secretion Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of a group of acidic polypeptides that are the soluble protein constituents of the secretory granules of the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla; they are also widely distributed in endocrine tissues and tumor cells.

(Chromogranin, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)