ADRENAL CORTEX
Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenal cortex mean? • ADRENAL CORTEX (noun)
The noun ADRENAL CORTEX has 1 sense:
1. the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
Familiarity information: ADRENAL CORTEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADRENAL CORTEX (noun)
Meaning:
The cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("adrenal cortex" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
cortex (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
Holonyms ("adrenal cortex" 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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