ADRENAL GLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenal gland mean?
• ADRENAL GLAND (noun)
The noun ADRENAL GLAND has 1 sense:
1. either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
Familiarity information: ADRENAL GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADRENAL GLAND (noun)
Meaning:
Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
adrenal; adrenal gland; suprarenal gland
Hypernyms ("adrenal gland" 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 gland"):
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 gland" 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)
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