Definition of Adrenocortical

1. Adjective. Of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands.

Partainyms: Adrenal Cortex

Definition of Adrenocortical

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adrenocortical

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Adrenocortical

1. Pertaining to suprarenal cortex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenocortical

adrenergic fibres
adrenergic neuronal blocking agent
adrenergic receptor
adrenergic receptors
adrenergic uptake inhibitors
adrenergically
adrenic
adrenic acid
adreno-
adreno-cortical
adrenoceptive
adrenoceptor
adrenoceptors
adrenochrome
adrenochromes
adrenocortical (current term)
adrenocortical adenoma
adrenocortical hormone
adrenocortical hormones
adrenocortical insufficiency
adrenocorticomimetic
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic releasing factor
adrenocorticotropin
adrenodoxin

Literary usage of Adrenocortical

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Alcohol inges- globulin (CBG) activity during and tion, however, did not produce following alcohol administration, adrenocortical depletion in ..."

2. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Thus activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical(HPA) axis, ... It is important that this adrenocortical hyperactivity was shown not to be ..."

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