adrenal

English

Etymology

ad- +‎ renal

Pronunciation

RP: IPA^(key): /æˈdɹiːnəl/
Rhymes: -iːnəl

Adjective

adrenal (comparative more adrenal, superlative most adrenal)

Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
Near the kidneys.

Synonyms

suprarenal

Derived terms

Terms derived from adrenal

hyperadrenalism
hypoadrenalism

Translations

pertaining to adrenal glands

Finnish: lisämunuais- (fi), lisämunuaisen (fi)
French: adrénal
Irish: aidréineach
Italian: adrenale

Portuguese: adrenal (pt)
Spanish: adrenal (es)
Tagalog: takipbato

Noun

adrenal (plural adrenals)

An adrenal gland.

Translations

noun sense — see adrenal gland

Anagrams

Alander

Portuguese

Adjective

adrenal m, f (plural adrenais, comparable)

adrenal (near the kidney)
adrenal (pertaining to adrenal glands)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /adɾeˈnal/, [aðɾeˈnal]

Adjective

adrenal (plural adrenales)

adrenal

Derived terms

glándula adrenal (“adrenal gland”)

Related terms

adrenalina

Further reading

“adrenal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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