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periadrenal

periadrenal adjective: surrounding the adrenal glands.

Adjective

periadrenal (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the adrenal glands
    • Body fat content: retroperitoneal fat (retroperi), inguinal fat, periadrenal fat and armpit fat.2015 July 11, “Cyclin Y Is Involved in the Regulation of Adipogenesis and Lipid Production”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of periadrenal

From peri- + adrenal.

Questions about periadrenal

What does periadrenal mean?
Periadrenal means surrounding the adrenal glands.
What part of speech is periadrenal?
Periadrenal is an adjective.

Words near periadrenal in the dictionary

  1. periadipocyte
  2. periadipocytes
  3. periadnexal
  4. periadnexial
  5. periadolescent
  6. periadrenal
  7. periadventitial
  8. periadventitially
  9. periagua
  10. periaguas
  11. periah

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