Adrenal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. At, near, or on the kidneys.
  • adj. Of or relating to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
  • n. An adrenal gland.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
  • adj. Near the kidneys.
  • n. An adrenal gland.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Suprarenal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, a suprarenal capsule; one of a pair of small glandular or follicular but ductless bodies, of unknown function, capping the kidneys in mammals and most other vertebrates. Also called atrabiliary capsule.
  • Situated near or in contact with the kidney: specifically, noting the adrenal or suprarenal glands.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
  • adj. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
  • adj. near the kidneys
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    suprarenal   
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    duodenal    penal    renal    venal   
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