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Results 1 - 10 of 104 for Adrenal gland
  1. Adrenal gland removal 
    Adrenal gland removal is an operation in which one or both adrenal glands are removed. The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system and are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007437.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Adrenal glands 
    The adrenal glands are two small triangle-shaped glands in the upper abdomen. One gland is located on top of ... Each adrenal gland is about the size of the top part of the thumb. The outer part of the gland ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002219.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Adrenal gland biopsy (image) 
    The adrenal glands are endocrine glands which are located immediately on top of the kidneys. During an adrenal biopsy, a ... is found on one or both of the adrenal glands.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8718.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Adrenal gland hormone secretion (image) 
    The adrenal gland secretes steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone. It also makes precursors that can be converted to ... steroids (androgen, estrogen). A different part of the adrenal gland makes adrenaline (epinephrine). When the glands produce more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8719.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Adrenal glands (image) 
    Images ... Triangular-shaped glands located on top of the kidneys. They produce steroid hormones such as aldosterone, cortisol, and precursor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8720.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism 
    Hyperaldosteronism is a disorder in which the adrenal gland releases too much of the hormone aldosterone into the blood. Hyperaldosteronism can be primary or secondary.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000330.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Cortisol blood test 
    ... steroid (glucocorticoid or corticosteroid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland . Cortisol can also be measured using a urine ... is a glucocorticoid (steroid) hormone released from the adrenal gland in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003693.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor 
    ... syndrome . It occurs when a tumor of the adrenal gland releases excess amounts of the hormone cortisol. ... hormone cortisol. This hormone is made in the adrenal glands . Too much cortisol can be due to various ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000407.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Cortisol urine test 
    ... is a glucocorticoid (steroid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland . Cortisol can also be measured using a blood ... Follow instructions exactly. Because cortisol production by the adrenal gland can vary, the test may need to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003703.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Adrenoleukodystrophy 
    ... long-chain fatty acids in the nervous system, adrenal gland, and testes. This disrupts normal activity in these ... in their 20s or later in life Impaired adrenal gland function (called Addison disease or Addison-like phenotype) -- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001182.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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