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Definitions: Adrenal |
AdrenalAdjective1. Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions. 2. Near the kidneys. Noun1. Either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Adrenal \Ad*re"nal\, adjective. [Prefix ad- renal.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: AdrenalSynonyms: adrenal gland (n), suprarenal gland (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | I'm the one with the hangover. B-12, B-Complex, Crude Liver, and a generous jolt of adrenal cortex. (S.O.B.; writing credit: Blake Edwards) | |
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Health | Damage to the adrenal gland. (references) | |
Your body has two adrenal glands. (references) | ||
The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency usually begin gradually. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Adrenal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adrenal" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 24 | 71,196 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "adrenal": adrenal capsule ♦ Adrenal Cortex ♦ Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ♦ adrenal cortical steroid ♦ adrenal gland ♦ Adrenal Gland Hypofunction ♦ Adrenal Gland Neoplasms ♦ adrenal glands ♦ Adrenal insufficiency ♦ Adrenal Medulla ♦ Adrenal Rest Tumor ♦ adrenal steroids. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "adrenal": Pituitary-Adrenal. | |
Containing "adrenal": Pituitary-Adrenal System. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adrenal gland | 558 |
adrenal | 97 |
adrenal insufficiency | 75 |
adrenal fatigue | 69 |
adrenal exhaustion | 67 |
adrenal gland tumor | 43 |
adrenal tumor | 41 |
adrenal prostate | 38 |
adrenal cancer | 34 |
adrenal gland cancer | 28 |
adrenal adenoma | 25 |
adrenal hyperplasia | 24 |
adrenal support | 24 |
adrenal function gland | 22 |
adrenal gland disorder | 22 |
adrenal disorder | 18 |
adrenal hypoplasia | 18 |
adrenal disease | 16 |
adrenal gland problem | 14 |
adrenal dysfunction | 13 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "adrenal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veshkor, veshkë (kidney), i veshkave (nephritic, renal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مجاور للكلية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | надбъбречна жлеза (adrenal gland), надбъбречен (suprarenal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 肾上腺. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nadledvinkový. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | binyre- (suprarenal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | adrenaal systeem (adrenal system, chromaffin system), adrenale hormonen (adrenal hormones), adrenalectomie (adrenalectomy, removal of the adrenal gland), acute bijnierinsufficientie (acute adrenal insufficiency), epinefrectomie (adrenalectomy, removal of the adrenal gland), býnier (adrenal gland), bijnier (adrenal gland, suprarenal gland), bijnierinsufficiëntie (adrenal insufficiency), bijniermerg (adrenal marrow, adrenal medulla), corpus suprarenale (adrenal gland, suprarenal gland), corticosteroïden (adrenal steroids, corticosteroids), xanthofibroma thecocellulare (adrenal rest tumor, hypernephroma ov the ovary, luteoma, viriligenic lipoid cell tumour), glandula adrenalis (adrenal gland, suprarenal gland), glandula suprarenalis (adrenal gland, suprarenal gland), luteoma (adrenal rest tumor, hypernephroma ov the ovary, luteoma, viriligenic lipoid cell tumour), luteoom (adrenal rest tumor, hypernephroma ov the ovary, luteoma, viriligenic lipoid cell tumour), medulla suprarenalis (adrenal marrow, adrenal medulla), nanismus suprarenalis (adrenal dwarfism), paranephros (adrenal gland, paranephros), substantia medullaris glandulae suprarenalis (adrenal marrow, adrenal medulla), suprarenalectomie (adrenalectomy, removal of the adrenal gland), cortex glandulae suprarenalis (adrenal cortex, cortex, cortex of suprarenal gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مربوطبغده فوق کلیوی , مشتق ازغده یاترشح غددفوق کلیه . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | luteooma (adrenal rest tumor, luteoma), lisämunuaiskuori (adrenal cortex), lisämunuaiskuoren vajaatoiminta (adrenal insufficiency), lisämunuaiset (adrenal glands), lisämunuaisen ydinkerros (adrenal medulla), lisämunuaisen vajaatoiminta (adrenal insufficiency), kortikosteroidi (adrenal steroids, corticosteroid, corticosteroids), kortikoidi (adrenal steroids, corticosteroid, corticosteroids), cortex glandulae suprarenalis (adrenal cortex). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | surrénal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nebennieren. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επινεφρίδιοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mellékvese (adrenal glands). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | surrenale (suprarenal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 副腎皮質 (adrenal cortex, cortex of the adrenal gland), 副腎 (adrenal glands, suprarenal body). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふくじ"ひしつ (adrenal cortex, cortex of the adrenal gland), ふくじ" (adrenal glands, suprarenal body). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adrenalay ad-renal. (various references) glandã suprarenalã. (various references) надпочечный. (various references) adrenalni, nadbubrežni. (various references) suprarrenal (inter-renal). (various references) binjure (adrenal gland, suprarenal gland). (various references) böbreküstü bezi ile ilgili. (various references) надниркова залоза, наднирковий. (various references) tuyến thượng thận, thượng thận. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adrenal": adrenalectomies, adrenalectomized, adrenalectomy, adrenaline, adrenalines, adrenalized, adrenals. (additional references) | |
Words containing "adrenal": noradrenalin, noradrenaline, noradrenalines, noradrenalins. (additional references) | |
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"Adrenal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adenal, Adenau, adenyl, Adrea, adreal, Adreeja, adrennal, adrexal, Afranil, Amderna, Andrena, Ardalan, Ardeevan, Ardinisle, Arduennae, arenal, Arronale, Dartnall, Durendal, Odendaal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "adrenal" (pronounced udrē"nul) |
| 5 | -r ē" n u l | renal. |
| 4 | -ē" n u l | penal, venal. |
| 3 | -n u l | abdominal, aberrational, aboriginal, additional, anal, annal, annul, Arsenal, atonal, attitudinal, autumnal, binational, biphenyl, cantonal, Cardinal, carnal, channel, coeducational, collisional, Colonel, communal, compositional, computational, concessional, conditional, confessional, conformational, confrontational, congregational, congressional, connotational, constitutional, conventional, conversational, cornel, correctional, criminal, Darnel, delusional, denominational, departmental, depositional, devotional, diagonal, dimensional, directional, diurnal, divisional, doctrinal, duodenal, dysfunctional, educational, emotional, empanel, erosional, eternal, exceptional, external, factional, faunal, fennel, fictional, final, flannel, fluxional, foundational, fractional, fraternal, functional, funnel, gastrointestinal, generational, gravitational, hexagonal, hormonal, Hymnal, impanel, impersonal, improvisational, infernal, informational, inspirational, institutional, instructional, intentional, intergenerational, internal, international, interpersonal, intestinal, investigational, Invitational, irrational, journal, jurisdictional, juvenile, kennel, kernel, latitudinal, longitudinal, luminal, marginal, maternal, medicinal, monoclonal, monsoonal, morainal, motivational, multinational, national, navigational, nocturnal, nominal, noncriminal, nonprofessional, nontraditional, nutritional, obsessional, occasional, occupational, octagonal, operational, optional, organizational, original, panel, paternal, personal, phenomenal, polygonal, polyvinyl, processional, professional, promotional, proportional, provisional, rational, recreational, regional, relational, representational, retinal, rotational, seasonal, sectional, semifinal, seminal, sensational, sentinel, shrapnel, signal, situational, spinal, subliminal, superregional, supranational, terminal, tonal, traditional, transformational, transitional, transnational, tribunal, tunnel, unconditional, unconstitutional, unconventional, unemotional, unintentional, unprofessional, untraditional, vaginal, vernal, Vinal, vinyl, virginal, vocational. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-l-n-r" | |
-1 letter: darnel, lander. | |
-2 letters: aland, alane, alder, anear, areal, arena, denar, eland, laden, lader, learn, naled, redan, renal. | |
-3 letters: alae, alan, alar, anal, area, dale, dare, darn, deal, dean, dear, earl, earn, elan, lade, land, lane, lard, lead, lean, lear, lend, nada, nard, near, nerd, rale, rand, read, real, rend. | |
-4 letters: aal, ala, ale, ana, and, ane, are, dal, del, den, ear, eld, end, era, ern, lad, lar, lea, led, nae, rad, ran, red. | |
-5 letters: aa, ad, ae, al, an, ar, de, ed, el, en, er, la, na, ne, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-l-n-r" | |
+1 letter: adrenals, alderman, calendar. | |
+2 letters: alexander, auslander, barnacled, calendars, declarant, dreamland, ealdorman, engarland, farandole, garlanded, handlebar, heartland, rangeland. | |
+3 letters: adenoviral, adrenaline, adulterant, aldermanic, alderwoman, alexanders, alternated, auslanders, banderilla, bandleader, calamander, calendared, candelabra, cladoceran, declarants, dreamlands, engarlands, farandoles, fatherland, flatlander, granulated, handlebars, heartlands, landscaper, mainlander, panhandler, pardonable, quadrangle, rangelands, reanalyzed, rebalanced, salamander, translated, unreadable, unsalaried. | |
+4 letters: accelerando, adrenalines, adrenalized, adulterants, alexandrine, alexandrite, antheridial, banderillas, bandleaders, blackhander, calamanders, calendaring, calendrical, candelabras, candelabrum, cardinalate, cladocerans, declaration, desalinator, endocardial, engarlanded, fatherlands, flatlanders, gradualness, hydralazine, intradermal, laggardness, lamebrained, landscapers, mainlanders, naturalised, naturalized, neanderthal, panhandlers, pastureland, pentahedral, plantigrade, preprandial, quadrangles, quadrennial, radicalness, rallentando, rataplanned, recanalized, redactional, relandscape, salamanders, sandblaster, tabernacled, transdermal, transvalued. | |
+5 letters: accelerandos, adorableness, adulterating, adulteration, alexandrines, alexandrites, appendicular, blackhanders, candelabrums, cardinalates, clairaudient, declarations, deflagrating, deflagration, deflationary, denaturalize, departmental, derivational, desalinators, distrainable, endotracheal, engarlanding, grandiflorae, harlequinade, hydralazines, ineradicable, ineradicably, intercalated, interstadial, marginalized, neanderthals, noradrenalin, overanalyzed, overbalanced, pasturelands, plantigrades, quadrennials, quadrivalent, rationalised, rationalized, readableness, relandscaped, relandscapes, retranslated, revalidating, revalidation, salamandrine, sandblasters, standardless, strangulated, translocated, transplanted, triangulated, unaffordable, uncalibrated, unparalleled, unpardonable, untranslated, valetudinary. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 72 65 6E 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. .-. . -. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d r e n a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0072 0065 006E 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35708471806778 |
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