: of, relating to, or derived from the adrenal glands or their secretions
adrenal steroids
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
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Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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
One protein, dubbed ADM, particularly stood out with high levels known to play a role in both the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) activity.
—Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
According to health system Piedmont Healthcare, practicing hygge can lower the adrenal stress response and lessen cortisol spikes.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Adrenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adrenal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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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
2 of 2 nounMedical Definition
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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