(adrenal)
41adrenal medulla — noun the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine • Hypernyms: ↑medulla, ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland • Part Holonyms: ↑adrenal gland, ↑adrenal, ↑suprarenal gland …
42adrenal capsule — Capsule Cap sule (k[a^]p s[=u]l), n. [L. capsula a little box or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain: cf. F. capsule.] 1. (Bot.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the… …
43adrenal gland — Capsule Cap sule (k[a^]p s[=u]l), n. [L. capsula a little box or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain: cf. F. capsule.] 1. (Bot.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the… …
44Adrenal artery — The adrenal arteries are arteries in the human abdomen that supply blood to the adrenal glands. References …
45adrenal gland — absent in fishes but said to be present in sculpins (Cottidae). Interrenal cells associated with major blood vessels in the anterior kidney represent adrenal cortical tissue in fishes. Adrenal medullary cells are associated with sympathetic… …
46adrenal agenesis — failure of development of adrenal glands, a usually lethal condition; cf. congenital adrenal hypoplasia …
47adrenal insufficiency — 1. abnormally diminished activity of the adrenal gland; see also adrenocortical i. Primary adrenal i. is another name for Addison disease. Called also hypoadrenalism. 2. adrenocortical i …
48adrenal reserve — the amounts of adrenal hormones available for bodily purposes; when it is low, a person has adrenal insufficiency …
49adrenal rest tumor — 1. a rare neoplasm of the testis of young boys, consisting of adrenal tissue; it may be secondary to hyperplasia of an adrenal gland. 2. lipoid cell t. of ovary …
50adrenal cortex — The outer part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney). The adrenal cortex makes androgen and corticosteroid hormones …
