adrenal gland

adrenal gland

noun

Definition of ADRENAL GLAND

: either of a pair of complex endocrine organs near the anterior medial border of the kidney consisting of a mesodermal cortex that produces glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and androgenic hormones and an ectodermal medulla that produces epinephrine and norepinephrine—called also adrenal, suprarenal gland