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endocrine gland vs adrenal medulla

adrenal medulla vs endocrine gland

endocrine gland and adrenal medulla both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
endocrine gland Yes No No No
adrenal medulla Yes No No No
As nouns, adrenal medulla is a hyponym of endocrine gland; that is, adrenal medulla 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 medulla: the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
Other hyponyms of endocrine gland 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 cortex, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.
endocrine gland (noun) adrenal medulla (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine
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