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adrenal gland

adrenal gland noun: 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.

Noun

adrenal gland (plural adrenal glands)

  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.

adrenal gland meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Kannada and Tagalog

adrenal gland in Tamil

அதிரனற்சுரப்பி, அட்ரினல் சுரப்பி, அண்ணீரகச் சுரப்பி, அட்ரீனல் சுரப்பி, அதிரனற் சுரப்பி, உணவுக் கால்வாய்ச் சுரப்பி

adrenal gland in Marathi

endocrine gland situated above the kidney
अधिवृक्क ग्रंथी adhivŕkka granthī

adrenal gland in Kannada

ಅಡ್ರೀನಲ್ ಗ್ರಂಥಿ

adrenal gland in Tagalog

endocrine gland situated above the kidney
katasang-takipbato
More languagesFewer languages
adrenal gland in Arabic
غُدَّة كَظَرِيَّة
adrenal gland in Indonesian
kelenjar adrenal
adrenal gland in Persian
غده فوق کلیه ġodde-ye foq-e koliye
adrenal gland in Thai
ต่อมหมวกไต dtɔ̀m-mùuak-dtai
adrenal gland in Vietnamese
tuyến thượng thận

Synonyms of adrenal gland

Forms of adrenal gland

pluraladrenal glands

Questions about adrenal gland

What does adrenal gland mean?
Adrenal gland means 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.
What is adrenal gland in Tamil?
Adrenal gland in Tamil is அதிரனற்சுரப்பி, அட்ரினல் சுரப்பி, அண்ணீரகச் சுரப்பி. See Adrenal gland meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is adrenal gland?
Adrenal gland is a noun.
What is the plural of adrenal gland?
The plural of adrenal gland is adrenal glands.

Words near adrenal gland in the dictionary

  1. adrenal
  2. adrenal arteries
  3. adrenal artery
  4. adrenal cortex
  5. adrenal cortexes
  6. adrenal gland
  7. adrenal glands
  8. adrenalated
  9. adrenalectomies
  10. adrenalectomise
  11. adrenalectomised

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