adrenal cortex

English

Noun

adrenal cortex (plural adrenal cortexes)

(anatomy) The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis

Translations

outer portion of the adrenal gland

Finnish: lisämunuaiskuori
Greek: φλοιός επινεφριδίων m (floiós epinefridíon)

Hungarian: mellékvesekéreg (hu)
Japanese: 副腎皮質 (ふくじんひしつ, fukujin hishitsu)

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