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What is an adrenal gland?

What is an adrenal gland? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.
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Addison's disease, an endocrine pathology of the adrenal gland results in decreased cortisol and aldosterone production.
A hormone secreted by the adrenal gland that raises blood pressure by constricting arteries and increasing heart rate.
Steroids are produced by the cortex or outer layer of the adrenal gland and by the ovaries and testes.
This case is unique because of the massive deposition of amyloid in the spleen, adrenal gland, and liver.
Maybe the fluttery sensations of the adrenal gland opening don't bother me the way they do most people.
Two other famous eponyms involve the adrenal gland, which produces vital hormones.

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