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adrenal gland

noun

either of a pair of endocrine organs lying immediately above the kidney, consisting of an inner medulla which produces epinephrine and norepinephrine and an outer cortex which produces a variety of steroid hormones

adrenal gland Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hog: Hormone from adrenal glands of hogs, cattle, and sheep.

Adjective modifier

  • right: PROCEDURE: A 4-year-old male underwent PRT for neuroblastoma of the right adrenal gland, following chemotherapy and delayed surgical resection.
  • left: I have also had a Pheochromocytoma and had my left adrenal gland removed nearly two years ago.

Converse of object

  • stimulate: The release of CRH triggers the pituitary gland's discharge of adrenocorticotropic hormone, which in turn stimulates the adrenal gland to secrete cortisol.
  • remove: If you have both adrenal glands removed, you will have to take hormone tablets every day.
  • support: Vitamin B5 reinforces the body's defenses against stress by supporting the adrenal glands.
  • have: Each person has two adrenal glands just above the kidneys.
  • affect: This is highly suggestive of tuberculosis affecting the adrenal glands.
  • allow: This allows the adrenal glands to recover between doses and prevents their becoming suppressed.

Converse of subject

  • produce: This hormone is produced by the adrenal glands which lie at the tops of the kidneys.
  • secrete: Cortisol - A glucocorticoid hormone secreted by the adrenal glands.
  • release: Physiological arousal declines but remains higher than normal and the body replenishes the hormones released by the adrenal glands.
  • make: It is also the starting material from which steroid hormones are made by the adrenal gland.

Preposition: by

  • tuberculosis: Destruction of the adrenal glands by tuberculosis is irreversible once hormonal deficiencies are clinically detectable.

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