adrenal gland
Noun
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Noun
adrenal gland (plural adrenal glands)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Synonyms: suprarenal gland
- French: glande surrénale
- German: Nebenniere
- Portuguese: glândula adrenal, glândula suprarrenal, suprarrenal
- Russian: надпо́чечник
- Spanish: glándula adrenal
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