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Definitions of adrenal gland
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  • 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
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