Definition that contains adrenal gland
- pheochromocytoma a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
- adrenal of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
- adrenalectomy surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
- hypoadrenalism a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
- arteria renalis an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters
- hyperadrenalism a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
- renal artery an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters
- adrenarche the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
- hypoadrenocorticism a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
- addison's syndrome a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin