adrenal gland

English

adrenal gland (plural adrenal glands)

(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.
Synonym: suprarenal gland

endocrine gland situated above the kidney

Armenian: մակերիկամ (hy) (makerikam)
Catalan: glàndula suprarenal f, glàndula adrenal f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 副腎 (zh), 副肾 (zh) (fùshèn)
Czech: nadledvinky n pl
Dutch: bijnier (nl) f
Finnish: lisämunuainen (fi)
French: glande surrénale (fr) f
German: Nebenniere (de) f
Hebrew: בלוטת יותרת הכליה‎ (he) f (balutát yotéret ha-kilyá), בלוטת האדרנל‎ f (balutát ha-adrenál)
Hungarian: mellékvese (hu)
Irish: faireog aidréineach f
Japanese: 副腎 (ふくじん, fukujin)

Korean: 부신 (busin) (副腎 (ko))
Maori: repe kōihi
Marathi: अधिवृक्क ग्रंथी f (adhivrukka granthī)
Persian: غده فوق کلیه‎ (γodde-ye foq-e kolīye)
Polish: nadnercze (pl) n
Portuguese: glândula adrenal f, glândula suprarrenal f, suprarrenal f
Romanian: glandă suprarenală (ro) f
Russian: надпо́чечник (ru) m (nadpóčečnik)
Spanish: glándula adrenal f
Swedish: binjure (sv) c, adrenal körtel c (only ever used within the medical profession, never to patients)
Tagalog: katasang-takipbato
Thai: ต่อมหมวกไต (dtɔ̀m-mùuak-dtai)
Turkish: böbreküstü bezi

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