adrenal cortex vs endocrine gland

adrenal cortex and endocrine gland both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adrenal cortex	Yes	No	No	No
endocrine gland	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, endocrine gland is a hypernym of adrenal cortex; that is, endocrine gland is a word with a broader meaning than adrenal cortex:

adrenal cortex: the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

Other hypernyms of adrenal cortex include ductless gland, endocrine, cortex.

adrenal cortex (noun)	endocrine gland (noun)
the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones	any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

adrenal cortex vs endocrine gland

adrenal cortex and endocrine gland both are nouns.

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