Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adrenal_cortex

1 sense of adrenal cortex

Sense 1
adrenal cortex -- (the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones)
       => cortex -- (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)