Meaning

1 senses
  1. In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.

    Nebenniere

    надпо́чечникnadpóčečnik

    надниркова залозаnadnyrkova zaloza

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

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The adrenal glands secrete adrenalin.

    Надниркові залози виділяють адреналін. — deniko

    ruНадпочечные железы выделяют адреналин. — Wezel

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
endocrine gland situated above the kidney:
Русский
By meaning 1
endocrine gland situated above the kidney:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
endocrine gland situated above the kidney:

Forms

plural: adrenal glands
Singularadrenal gland
Pluraladrenal glands

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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