Adrenal medulla
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| Adrenal medulla | |
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| Term | Adrenal medulla |
| Short definition | adrenal medulla (uh-DREE-nul meh-DOO-luh) The inner part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney). The adrenal medulla makes chemicals such as epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) that are involved in the transmission of nerve signals |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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adrenal medulla - (pronounced) (uh-DREE-nul meh-DOO-luh) The inner part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney). The adrenal medulla makes chemicals such as epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) that are involved in the transmission of nerve signals
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