endocrine gland vs adrenal

adrenal vs endocrine gland

endocrine gland and adrenal both are nouns.

endocrine gland is not an adjective while adrenal is an adjective.

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

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

endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
adrenal: either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

Other hyponyms of endocrine gland include thyroid, thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, 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 cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine gland (noun)	adrenal (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream	either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

endocrine gland (adjective)	adrenal (adjective)
	of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
	near the kidneys

Difference between endocrine gland and adrenal

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