adrenal

adrenal

English

Etymology

From Latin ad- + renal.

Pronunciation

• RP: IPA^(key): /æˈdɹiːnəl/

  Rhymes: -iːnəl

Adjective

adrenal (comparative more adrenal, superlative most adrenal)

1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
2. Near the kidneys.

Synonyms

• suprarenal

Derived terms

• adrenal artery
• adrenal cortex
• adrenal gland
• adrenalin
• adrenalitis
• adrenally
• hyperadrenalism
• hypoadrenalism

 

Translations

pertaining to adrenal glands

Finnish: lisämunuais- (fi), lisämunuaisen (fi) French: adrénal Irish: aidréineach Italian: adrenale Persian: فوق کلیوی‎ (foq-e kolīyavī) Portuguese: adrenal (pt) Spanish: adrenal (es) Tagalog: takipbato

Noun

adrenal (plural adrenals)

1. An adrenal gland.

Translations

noun sense — see adrenal gland

Anagrams

• Alander

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ad-renal

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dɾeˈnaw/ [a.dɾeˈnaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɾɨˈnal/ [ɐ.ðɾɨˈnaɫ]

Adjective

adrenal m or f (plural adrenais)

1. adrenal (near the kidney)
2. adrenal (pertaining to adrenal glands)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ad- + renal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adɾeˈnal/ [a.ð̞ɾeˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧dre‧nal

Adjective

adrenal (plural adrenales)

1. adrenal

Derived terms

• glándula adrenal (“adrenal gland”)

Related terms

• adrenalina

Further reading

• “adrenal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014