Adrenal Cortex

Definition: Adrenal Cortex

Adrenal Cortex

Noun

1. The cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones.

Specialty Definitions: Adrenal Cortex

Domain	Definitions
Health	The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It secretes mineralocorticoids, androgens, and glucocorticoids. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Adrenal cortex

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The outer portion of an adrenal gland surrounding the adrenal medula. The adrenal cortex is divided into three regions:

the zona glomerulosa - which produces mineralocorticoids: aldosterone
the zona fasciculata - which produces glucocorticoids: cortisol
and the zona reticularis - which produces androgens

Cells in the adrenal cortex secrete steroid hormones into the blood and is responisble for the synthesis of steroid hormones from cholesterol.

See also: Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's disease.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Adrenal cortex."

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Crosswords: Adrenal Cortex

English words defined with "adrenal cortex": ACTH, Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, adrenal cortical steroid, adrenocortical, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenosterone, aldosterone ♦ Conn's syndrome, corticoid, corticosteroid, corticosterone, corticotrophin, corticotropin, cortisone, Cortone Acetate ♦ glucocorticoid ♦ hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism ♦ mineralocorticoid. (references)

Specialty definitions using "adrenal cortex": 19-Iodocholesterol ♦ Adosterol, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, adrenal steroids, Adrenodoxin, Androstenedione ♦ corticosteroids ♦ Ganglioneuroblastoma ♦ Hyperandrogenism ♦ Mineralocorticoids, Synthetic, Mitotane ♦ Pituitary-Adrenal System ♦ Receptors, Corticotropin, Renin-Angiotensin System ♦ stage IV adrenocortical cancer, Steroid 21-Monooxygenase ♦ Zona Fasciculata, Zona Glomerulosa, Zona Reticularis. (references)

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Modern Usage: Adrenal Cortex

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'm the one with the hangover. B-12, B-Complex, Crude Liver, and a generous jolt of adrenal cortex. Chased by a Bloody Mary. (S.O.B.; writing credit: Blake Edwards)
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Commercial Usage: Adrenal Cortex

Domain	Title
Books	Adrenal Cortex (Butterworths International Medical Reviews/Clinical Endocrinology, Vol 4) (reference) Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Adrenal Cortex (reference) Cytophysiology of the Adrenal Cortex (International Review of Cytology, 98) (reference) Diagnostics of Adrenal Cortex Diseases: An Integrated Approach (reference) Endocrine Function of the Human Adrenal Cortex (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Adrenal Cortex

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The ingestion of nicotine results in an almost immediate "kick" because it causes a discharge of epinephrine from the adrenal cortex. (references)
		Bondy, Philip K., "Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex," in Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, seventh edition, edited by Jean D. Wilson and Daniel W. Foster. (references)
		Most cases of Addison's disease are caused by the gradual destruction of the adrenal cortex, the outer layer of the adrenal glands, by the body's own immune system. (references)
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Expression: Adrenal Cortex

Expression using "adrenal cortex": Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Adrenal Cortex

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
adrenal cortex	13
adrenal cortex extract	2
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Modern Translations: Adrenal Cortex

Language		Translations for "adrenal cortex"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		cortex glandulae suprarenalis, binyrebark. (various references)

Dutch		cortex glandulae suprarenalis (cortex, cortex of suprarenal gland). (various references)

Finnish		lisämunuaiskuori, cortex glandulae suprarenalis. (various references)

French		cortex surrénal. (various references)

German		Cortex glandulae suprarenalis (cortex, cortex of suprarenal gland). (various references)

Greek		φλοιός επινεφριδίων. (various references)

Hungarian		mellékvesekéreg. (various references)

Italian		corteccia surrenalica. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		副腎皮質 (cortex of the adrenal gland). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ふくじ�"ひしつ (cortex of the adrenal gland). (various references)

Pig Latin		adrenalay ortexcay

Spanish		corteza suprarrenal, corteza adrenal. (various references)
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Ancestral Language Translations: Adrenal Cortex

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cortex glandulae suprarenalis. (various references)
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Anagrams: Adrenal Cortex

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