adrenal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ad- (near) +‎ renal (pertaining to the kidneys), from Latin rēn (kidney).

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Adjective[edit]

adrenal (comparative more adrenal, superlative most adrenal)

  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
  2. Near the kidneys.

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Noun[edit]

adrenal (plural adrenals)

  1. An adrenal gland.

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Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

adrenal (first-person possessive adrenalku, second-person possessive adrenalmu, third-person possessive adrenalnya)

  1. kidney gland

Portuguese[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɾɨˈnal/ [ɐ.ðɾɨˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɾɨˈna.li/ [ɐ.ðɾɨˈna.li]

Adjective[edit]

adrenal m or f (plural adrenais)

  1. adrenal (near the kidney)
  2. adrenal (pertaining to adrenal glands)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ad- + renal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /adɾeˈnal/ [a.ð̞ɾeˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧dre‧nal

Adjective[edit]

adrenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural adrenales)

  1. adrenal

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