English
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.
Translations
endocrine gland situated above the kidney
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- Japanese: 副腎 (ふくじん, fukujin)
- Korean 부신 (busin) (副腎)
- Maori: repe kōihi
- Marathi: अधिवृक्क ग्रंथी f (adhivRukka granthi)
- Polish: nadnercze (pl) n
- Portuguese: glândula adrenal f, glândula suprarrenal f, suprarrenal f
- Romanian: glandă suprarenală (ro) f
- Russian: надпо́чечник (ru) m (nadpóčečnik)
- Swedish: binjure (sv) c, adrenal körtel c (only ever used within the medical profession, never to patients)
- Tagalog: katasang-takipbato
- Turkish: böbreküstü bezi
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