: of, relating to, or derived from the adrenal glands or their secretions
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
Social media is optimized to spike your adrenals with monkey fear.
—WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
Brendan Le, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Anna died at age 29 on Dec. 9, 2023, following a diagnosis of stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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These are reasons to go in and talk with your family doctor and do any lab work to see if anything is happening with your adrenals.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
Social media is optimized to spike your adrenals with monkey fear.
—WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
Adjective
After Anna died in December 2023 from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma, June fought her former son-in-law Michael Cardwell in court for custody of Kaitlyn.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Anna died at age 29 on Dec. 9, 2023, following a diagnosis of stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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adrenal
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ad·re·nal
ə-ˈdrē-nᵊl 
: of, relating to, or derived from the adrenal glands or their secretions
adrenal
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adrenal
1 of 2 adjective
ad·re·nal
ə-ˈdrēn-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or derived from the adrenal glands or their secretion
adrenal
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