adrenal cortex
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adrenal cortex
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The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces several steroid hormones, including cortisol and aldosterone.
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine:
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adrenal cortex
The outer part of the adrenal glands.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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adrenal cortex
n.
The outer part of the adrenal gland, consisting of the zona glomerulosa, the zona fasciculata, and the zona reticularis and yielding various steroid hormones.
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adrenal cortex
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The greater portion of the adrenal gland fused with the gland’s medulla and producing mineralocorticoids, androgens, and glucocorticoids, hormones essential to homeostasis. The outer cortex is normally a deep yellow; the inner part is dark red or brown.
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