adrenaladjective
/əˈdriː.nəl//əˈdriː.nəl/specializedused to refer to two glands situated above the kidneys (the adrenal glands)
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Glands in the human body
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal gland
- adrenal medulla
- adrenocortical
- ductless gland
- endocrine gland
- gland
- lymph gland
- pancreas
- parathyroid
- parathyroid gland
- parotid
- pituitary gland
- prostate
- prostatic
- sebaceous gland
- sweat gland
- thymus
- thyreoid
- thyroid
Examples from literature
- Again, the kidneys, and especially the adrenal glands, influence the hair.
- Kelly's body also showed weaknesses in pancreatic and adrenal function as well as a toxic colon.
- Perhaps the problem he had been having was not because the cats were without adrenal glands but because they were without sustenance, suffering a sort of slow starvation in the midst of plenty.
- The knee for example, has nerve pathway connections to the adrenal glands and kidneys.
- We have already seen how quickly emotion affects all secretions and how easily the adrenal and thyroid glands are influenced by fear.