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suprarenal gland
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /suː.prəˈri.nəl ˌɡlænd/ us /suː.prəˈri.nəl ˌɡlænd/
either of a pair of glands(= small organs) that produce adrenalin(= a hormone that makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react to danger), found just above the kidneys:
There are two adrenal glands, one on top of each kidney, also called suprarenal glands.
Addison's Disease is a failure of the secreting cells in the cortex of the suprarenal gland.
The suprarenal glands are two flattened masses of cells situated in the retroperitoneal tissue above the kidneys.
The right suprarenal gland is generally described as triangular and the left as crescentic.
The arteries supplying the suprarenal glands are numerous and of comparatively large size.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Glands in the human body
acinar
acinus
adenohypophysis
adrenal
adrenal cortex
endocrinal
endocrine gland
endocrinologic
endocrinological
exocrine gland
neuroendocrinologist
neuroendocrinology
neurohypophyseal
neurohypophysis
oil gland
prostate gland
prostatic
pyloric gland
sebaceous gland
sweat gland
Synonym
adrenal gland
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