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
- 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
- suprarenalectomy surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
- adrenocortical of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
- conn's syndrome disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone