adrenal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /æˈdɹiːnəl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An adrenal gland.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
    — She seems to inhabit some fluid, crystalline medium. Pure adrenal dream.
  2. Abutting or near the kidneys.
    — Near-synonym: perirenal
  3. Full of excitement or adrenaline. informal
    — [a single outstanding act of violence][…]took place inside the stadium, and in front of the watching millions, as Liam Roberts launched an adrenal, wildly dangerous flying challenge into the head of Jean-Philippe Mateta with five minutes gone.

词形变化

more adrenal comparative most adrenal superlative adrenals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
adrenal artery adrenal cortex adrenalectomy adrenal gland adrenalin adrenaline adrenalism adrenalitis adrenally extraadrenal hyperadrenalism hypoadrenal hypoadrenalism hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis intraadrenal nonadrenal periadrenal sympathoadrenal
相关词
postrenal prerenal

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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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