adpressed
— Adjective
– English
~ pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson
ADPS
— Noun
– English
~ a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
adrenal
— Adjective
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~ of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
adrenal
— Noun
– English
~ either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
adrenalectomy
— Noun
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~ surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
Adrenalin
— Noun
– English
~ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
adrenaline
— Noun
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~ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
adrenarche
— Noun
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~ the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
adrenergic
— Adjective
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~ relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
adrenergic
— Noun
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~ drug that has the effects of epinephrine
adrenocortical
— Adjective
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~ of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
adrenocorticotrophic
— Adjective
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~ stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotrophin
— Noun
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~ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropic
— Adjective
– English
~ stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropin
— Noun
– English
~ a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenosterone
— Noun
– English
~ a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland
Adrian
— Noun
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~ English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
Adrian
— Noun
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~ Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
adrianople
— Noun
– English
~ a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian