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Adjective: adrenal  u'dreenul
  1. Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
     
  2. Near the kidneys
Noun: adrenal  u'dreenul
  1. Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
    - adrenal gland, suprarenal gland

Derived forms: adrenals

See also: kidney

Type of: ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland

Part of: kidney

Encyclopedia: Adrenal