adrenal

Etymology

From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).

adj

  1. Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
  2. Near the kidneys.

noun

  1. An adrenal gland.

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