ADRENAL GLAND


Meaning of ADRENAL GLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1875

: either of a pair of complex endocrine organs near the anterior medial border of the kidney consisting of a mesodermal cortex that produces glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and androgenic hormones and an ectodermal medulla that produces epinephrine and norepinephrine — called also adrenal, suprarenal gland

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