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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenal Glands
Descriptor
Spanish
:
glándulas suprarrenales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glândulas Suprarrenais
Synonyms
English
:
Adrenal Gland
Gland, Adrenal
Glands, Adrenal
Tree Number:
A06.300.071
Definition
English
:
A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two
KIDNEYS
. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine
tissues
with separate embryonic origins, the
ADRENAL CORTEX
producing
STEROIDS
and the
ADRENAL MEDULLA
producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg = probably
ADRENALECTOMY
; hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord
HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM
+
PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
;
hyperplasia
=
ADRENAL GLANDS
/pathol (IM) +
HYPERPLASIA
(NIM); congenital adrenal
hyperplasia
(CAH) = ADRENAL
HYPERPLASIA
, CONGENITAL
See Related
English
:
Adrenalectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
314
Unique Identifier:
D000311
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS