How to Use adrenal in a Sentence

adrenal

adjective
  • The pit of the adrenal gland is the adrenal medulla.
    — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There were new tumors on his thyroid and adrenal glands and many more in his right lung.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2020
  • Bode and Stoner got rocked every half hour, which spiked their adrenal systems.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • He was diagnosed with acute adrenal fatigue and needed surgery.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2020
  • The antler growth is initiated by a burst of testosterone which could come from the doe’s adrenal glands.
    — Tony Kalna Jr., Outdoor Life, 16 Dec. 2020
  • His adrenal glands, where cortisol is made, weren’t working at all, just like his thyroid gland.
    — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Real adrenal disorders show up on lab tests, and ‘adrenal fatigue’ doesn't.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Your adrenal glands still make a small amount of testosterone, and some of this gets converted to a very weak estrogen.
    — Leslie Pepper, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2020
  • Testosterone is mainly produced in the testes but can also be produced in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • In part, this is because adrenal receptors are located in our glands and intestines.
    — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Constant stress causes the adrenal glands to release a hormone called cortisol.
    — Lynn Saladino, Health.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The cancer has spread throughout her body, traveling to her adrenal gland, lymph nodes, pancreas, jaw and bone marrow.
    — Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2017
  • Without that protein, the fat molecules build up to toxic levels that damage the brain and adrenal glands.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • While the concept of adrenal fatigue isn’t legit, chronic stress is a valid concern that deserves a closer look.
    — Jackie Lam, Women's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
  • By the time it was discovered in August, the rare sarcoma had already spread from her adrenal glands to her lungs.
    — Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • By the time it was discovered last August, the rare sarcoma had already spread from her adrenal glands to her lungs.
    — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2021
  • However, there's no evidence to show that these can address adrenal fatigue or chronic stress.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Although the singer and guitarist had been fighting stage 4 adrenal cancer for five years, these symptoms were different.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Normally just a whisper of ACTH is enough to get the adrenal glands working.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
  • For example, a CT scan of the abdomen in the workup of, say, bloody urine, might demonstrate a liver cyst or an adrenal mass.
    — Miriam A. Bredella and Robert M. Wachter, STAT, 25 May 2023
  • One complication is adrenal suppression, a condition where the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 21 June 2022
  • This disorder occurs when tumors on the adrenal and pituitary glands release too much cortisol into your blood.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This single ingredient improves how the mind and body respond to stress while also balancing your adrenal system.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That would heal my PTSD, adrenal problems and my relationship with skiing.
    — Connor Grossman, SI.com, 5 July 2017
  • But if left untreated, Addison's can contribute to a slow death from infection or adrenal failure.
    — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
  • High-dose steroids are required for treatment and, for some children, the adrenal insufficiency that results from long-term, high-dose steroids can be life-altering.
    — Lona Caires, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • But sometimes a woman’s ovaries or adrenal glands produce excess androgens that can lead to PCOS.
    — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 12 May 2017
  • Other scientists, searching for a detection technique, had tried examining the oily fluids from the adrenal glands.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022
  • The hypothalamus tells our adrenal glands to pump stress hormones — cortisol and epinephrine — to prepare our bodies to fight or run.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Denica has Addison’s Disease, a rare and serious disorder of the adrenal glands.
    — Meghan McCormick, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021

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