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adrenal

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8
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10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/æˈdɹiːnəl/

Definition of adrenal

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
    “She seems to inhabit some fluid, crystalline medium. Pure adrenal dream.”
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adj

  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
    “She seems to inhabit some fluid, crystalline medium. Pure adrenal dream.”
  2. Abutting or near the kidneys.
    “Near-synonym: perirenal”
  3. (informal)Full of excitement or adrenaline.
    “[a single outstanding act of violence][…]took place inside the stadium, and in front of the watching millions, as Liam Roberts launched an adrenal, wildly dangerous flying challenge into the head of Jean-Philippe Mateta with five minutes gone.”

noun

  1. An adrenal gland.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).

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