adrenal

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adrenal /əˈdriːn(ə)l/

▶adjective relating to or denoting a pair of ductless glands situated above the kidneys which secrete adrenalin, noradrenaline, and corticosteroid hormones. ▶noun an adrenal gland.

– origin C19: from ad- + renal.

'adrenal' also found in these Oxford entries:

Addison's disease - adrenalin - adrenocorticotrophic hormone - cortex - cortico- - corticosteroid - corticosterone - Cushing's syndrome - hydrocortisone - medulla - noradrenaline - suprarenal

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