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ADRENAL GLAND

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

Synonyms:

adrenal; adrenal gland; suprarenal gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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 Context examples: 

With adrenal gland disorders, your glands make too much or not enough hormones.

(Adrenal Gland Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

A ganglioneuroblastoma arising from the adrenal gland.

(Adrenal Gland Ganglioneuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually begins in the adrenal glands, which sit atop your kidneys.

(Neuroblastoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Representative examples include diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, and adrenal gland insufficiency.

(Non-Neoplastic Endocrine Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Those that develop outside of the adrenal glands near blood vessels or nerves are called glomus tumors or chemodectomas.

(Paraganglioma, NCI Dictionary)

Tumors arising from the adrenal gland medulla are called pheochromocytomas.

(Paraganglioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cluster of chromaffin cells derived from the neuroectoderm and located adjacent to the adrenal gland, nerves, and blood vessels.

(Paraganglion, NCI Thesaurus)

Although they are usually benign, pheochromocytomas often cause the adrenal gland to make too many hormones.

(Pheochromocytoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A collection of cells that came from embryonic nervous tissue, and are found near the adrenal glands and some blood vessels and nerves.

(Paraganglia, NCI Dictionary)

Noradrenaline is released from the adrenal gland in response to stress and low blood pressure.

(Noradrenaline, NCI Dictionary)