| ADRENAL | • adrenal adj. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions. • adrenal adj. Near the kidneys. • adrenal n. An adrenal gland. |
| ADRENALECTOMIES | • adrenalectomies n. Plural of adrenalectomy. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| ADRENALECTOMY | • adrenalectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| ADRENALIN | • adrenalin n. Alternative spelling of adrenaline. • ADRENALIN n. a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, also ADRENALINE. |
| ADRENALINE | • adrenaline n. (Biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. • adrenaline n. Excitement; thrills. • ADRENALINE n. a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, also ADRENALIN. |
| ADRENALINES | • adrenalines n. Plural of adrenaline. • ADRENALINE n. a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, also ADRENALIN. |
| ADRENALINS | • adrenalins n. Plural of adrenalin. • ADRENALIN n. a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, also ADRENALINE. |
| ADRENALISED | • adrenalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of adrenalise. • ADRENALISED adj. charged with adrenalin, also ADRENALIZED. |
| ADRENALIZED | • adrenalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of adrenalize. • ADRENALIZED adj. charged with adrenalin, also ADRENALISED. |
| ADRENALLY | • adrenally adv. In adrenal terms. • ADRENAL adv. relating to the adrenal system. |
| ADRENALS | • adrenals n. Plural of adrenal. • ADRENAL n. an adrenal gland. |
| ADRENERGIC | • adrenergic adj. Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine. • adrenergic adj. Containing or releasing adrenaline. • adrenergic adj. Activated by an adrenal mechanism. |
| ADRENERGICALLY | • adrenergically adv. By means of, or in terms of, adrenaline or epinephrine. • ADRENERGIC adv. released or activated by adrenalin. |
| ADRENOCEPTOR | • adrenoceptor n. Adrenergic receptor. • ADRENOCEPTOR n. an adrenal gland receptor. |
| ADRENOCEPTORS | • adrenoceptors n. Plural of adrenoceptor. • ADRENOCEPTOR n. an adrenal gland receptor. |
| ADRENOCHROME | • adrenochrome n. (Biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug… • adrenochrome n. (Fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands. • ADRENOCHROME n. a mixture of quinones. |
| ADRENOCHROMES | • adrenochromes n. Plural of adrenochrome. • ADRENOCHROME n. a mixture of quinones. |
| ADRENOCORTICAL | • adrenocortical adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex. • adreno-cortical adj. Alternative spelling of adrenocortical. • ADRENOCORTICAL adj. of, relating to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands. |