adrenalitis

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noun

Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.

OriginEnglish adrenal ← Late Latin rēnāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounadrenalitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Englishad-
  6. Latinrēn
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Late Latinrēnāli
  10. Englishrenal
  11. Englishadrenal
  12. Englishadrenalitis

From adrenal + -itis.

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Translations

Dutch adrenalitis
  • adrenalitisinflammation of one or both adrenal glands
Finnish lisämunuaistulehdus, adrenaliitti
  • lisämunuaistulehdusinflammation of one or both adrenal glands
  • adrenaliittiinflammation of one or both adrenal glands
Portuguese adrenalite
  • adrenaliteinflammation of one or both adrenal glands
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APA

adrenalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenalitis

MLA

“adrenalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenalitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrenalitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenalitis.

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