ADRENAL CORTEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenal cortex mean? 

• ADRENAL CORTEX (noun)
  The noun ADRENAL CORTEX has 1 sense:

1. the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

  Familiarity information: ADRENAL CORTEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADRENAL CORTEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("adrenal cortex" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

cortex (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)

Holonyms ("adrenal cortex" is a part of...):

adrenal; adrenal gland; suprarenal gland (either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)

 Context examples 

An orally bioavailable agent that is selective towards adrenal cortex cells with potential antitumor activity.

(ATR-101, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with this syndrome have an increased risk of developing embryonal tumors (gonadoblastoma, hepatoblastoma, Wilms tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma) and adrenal cortex carcinomas.

(Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Benazeprilat also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.

(Benazepril, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare adenoma of the adrenal cortex that produces androgens.

(Androgen-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adrenal cortex carcinoma characterized by the presence of necrotic changes, hemorrhage, nuclear atypia, and mitotic activity.

(Anaplastic Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroid hormone made by the adrenal cortex (the outer layer of the adrenal gland).

(Aldosterone, NCI Dictionary)

The adrenal cortex makes androgen and corticosteroid hormones.

(Adrenal cortex, NCI Dictionary)

An adenoma of the adrenal cortex that produces aldosterone.

(Aldosterone-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the adrenal cortex.

(Benign Adrenal Cortex Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Most common neoplastic lesions in males were urinary bladder carcinoma 35%, pancreas islet adenoma 15%, pituitary adenoma 14%, lymphoreticular sarcoma 14%, adrenal cortex adenoma 12%, medullary thyroid carcinoma 9%, adrenal pheochromocytoma 8%.

(BN, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)