"adrenal" meaning in English

See adrenal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æˈdɹiːnəl/ Forms: more adrenal [comparative], most adrenal [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːnəl Etymology: From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ad-|renal|t1=near|t2=pertaining to the kidneys}} ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), {{der|en|la|rēn|t=kidney}} Latin rēn (“kidney”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} adrenal (comparative more adrenal, superlative most adrenal)
  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom. Synonyms: suprarenal Translations (pertaining to adrenal glands): lisämunuais- (Finnish), lisämunuaisen (Finnish), adrénal (French), aidréineach (Irish), adrenale (Italian), فوق کلیوی (fôq-e koliyavi) (Persian), nadnerczowy (Polish), adrenal (Portuguese), adrenal (Spanish), takipbato (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-adrenal-en-adj-en:concerning_the_adrenal_glands_or_their_function Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ad-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 31 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ad-: 48 43 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 28 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 46 19 1 3 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 19 1 2 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 63 33 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 29 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 66 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 29 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 66 30 4 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to adrenal glands': 88 12
  2. Abutting or near the kidneys.
    Sense id: en-adrenal-en-adj-en:near_the_kidney Categories (other): English terms prefixed with ad- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ad-: 48 43 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postrenal, prerenal

Noun

IPA: /æˈdɹiːnəl/ Forms: adrenals [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnəl Etymology: From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ad-|renal|t1=near|t2=pertaining to the kidneys}} ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), {{der|en|la|rēn|t=kidney}} Latin rēn (“kidney”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adrenal (plural adrenals)
  1. An adrenal gland.
    Sense id: en-adrenal-en-noun-umgxEbo3

Inflected forms

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