How to Use adrenal gland in a Sentence

adrenal gland

noun

• It is produced in the adrenal glands in the adrenal medulla.
  — Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
• The sound of a rumbling V8 at idle still pumps my adrenal glands.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
• And, in 2020, that was when the couple learned the cancer had spread to his adrenal gland.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Nov. 2021
• The cancer had already spread to her pelvis, brain, spine, sacrum and adrenal gland.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• But three scans of his adrenal glands all came back negative.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 27 July 2019
• Testosterone is also produced in smaller amounts in the ovaries as well as the adrenal glands.
  — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• My overworked adrenal glands pushed me through sleepless nights and the boredom of those early days.
  — Susannah Cahalan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
• Earlier this year, a scan showed the cancer had progressed again, this time to her adrenal gland.
  — John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
• My adrenal glands were pumping their juices with a frequency that felt like hell on earth.
  — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• It is usually linked to a tumor in or enlargement of the adrenal glands.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
• The weight loss occurs due to a portion of your adrenal glands called your cortex, the Mayo Clinic explains.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Nov. 2018
• Those locations included the brain, plasma, the heart, lymph nodes, adrenal gland, and eyes.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2022
• In males, estrogen is produced in the testes and, similar to women, in fat cells and adrenal glands.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
• Cortisol, a fight-or-flight hormone found in your adrenal glands, is often the culprit.
  — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 16 May 2018
• His adrenal glands, where cortisol is made, weren’t working at all, just like his thyroid gland.
  — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• Barbara's cancer that started in her adrenal glands had already spread to her lungs and liver.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2023
• By the time Lou resurfaced as the head coach of South Carolina in 1999, his final coaching stop, the cancer had spread to Beth’s liver, lung, ovary and adrenal gland.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2020
• An ultrasound showed lesions on JD’s adrenal gland and his liver.
  — Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2022
• It is said to promote adrenal gland health, regulating hormones for the people who drink it.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
• Then, a rodent study in 2016 concluded that the radiation emitted by the devices caused cancer in the brains and adrenal glands of mice and rats.
  — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
• Lindsay suspected there might be something in his adrenal gland that acted like a tumor, but wasn't one.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 19 May 2021
• Pheochromocytomas are rare, usually benign tumors that start in the cells of the adrenal gland, according to the NLM.
  — Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• This condition causes problems with the adrenal glands, which are found on top of the kidneys, and can cause irregular cycles.
  — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• In response, the adrenal glands release more cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone.
  — Meggen Harris, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• His adrenal glands were producing way too much adrenaline.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 27 July 2019
• Could this be a pheochromocytoma — a usually benign tumor that causes the adrenal glands to produce too much of the fight-or-flight hormones?
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• But one thing did: Addison's disease, a rare disorder caused when the body's adrenal glands don't produce enough of the hormone cortisol.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
• These usually are made in the adrenal gland and are often malignant (cancerous).
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
• For example, your adrenal glands, found on top of your kidneys, secrete cortisol, a stress hormone.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health, 16 July 2023
• Adrenal cancer happens when abnormal cells enter the adrenal glands, which are located just above the kidneys.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Health.com, 31 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024