Meanings
nounadrenal cortex (plural adrenal cortexes)
plural adrenal cortexes
- anatomyThe outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腎上腺皮質 /肾上腺皮质
- 腎上腺皮質 /肾上腺皮质 (shènshàngxiàn pízhì)outer portion of the adrenal gland
Danish binyrebark
- binyrebarkouter portion of the adrenal gland
Finnish lisämunuaiskuori
- lisämunuaiskuoriouter portion of the adrenal gland
French cortex surrénal
- cortex surrénalouter portion of the adrenal gland
German Nebennierenrinde
- Nebennierenrindeouter portion of the adrenal gland
Greek φλοιός επινεφριδίων
- φλοιός επινεφριδίων (floiós epinefridíon)outer portion of the adrenal gland
Hungarian mellékvesekéreg
- mellékvesekéregouter portion of the adrenal gland
Japanese 副腎皮質
- 副腎皮質 (fukujin hishitsu)outer portion of the adrenal gland
Romanian cortex suprarenal
- cortex suprarenalouter portion of the adrenal gland
Swedish binjurebark
- binjurebarkouter portion of the adrenal gland
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APA
adrenal cortex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenal%20cortex
MLA
“adrenal cortex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenal%20cortex. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrenal cortex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenal%20cortex.
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