adrenal

大学 FREQ #38430

a. 肾上的, 肾上腺的 n. 肾上腺

发音

UK /æˈdɹiːnəl/
其它

词形变化

adrenals 复数 adrenals more adrenal 比较级 most adrenal 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

肾上腺

形容词

肾上腺的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An adrenal gland.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.

  2. 2.

    Abutting or near the kidneys.

    Near-synonym: perirenal

  3. 3.

    Full of excitement or adrenaline.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

adrenal gland suprarenal gland

上位词 3

ductless gland endocrine endocrine gland

部分词 1

adrenal cortex

整体词 1

kidney

相关短语

adrenal gland [医] 肾上腺 adrenal artery adrenal glands adrenal cortex [医] 肾上腺皮质 adrenal cortexes adrenal arteries

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).

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