endocrine vs adrenal cortex

adrenal cortex vs endocrine

endocrine and adrenal cortex both are nouns.

endocrine is an adjective but adrenal cortex is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, adrenal cortex is a hyponym of endocrine; that is, adrenal cortex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endocrine:

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

Other hyponyms of endocrine include thyroid, thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland, prostate, prostate gland, thymus, thymus gland, hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, pars anterior, pars distilis, pars intermedia, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine (noun)	adrenal cortex (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	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

endocrine (adjective)	adrenal cortex (adjective)
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

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