How to Use adrenal gland in a Sentence

adrenal gland

noun

• And, in 2020, that was when the couple learned the cancer had spread to his adrenal gland.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Nov. 2021
• The cancer had already spread to her pelvis, brain, spine, sacrum and adrenal gland.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• But three scans of his adrenal glands all came back negative.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 27 July 2019
• Testosterone is also produced in smaller amounts in the ovaries as well as the adrenal glands.
  — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• My overworked adrenal glands pushed me through sleepless nights and the boredom of those early days.
  — Susannah Cahalan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
• Earlier this year, a scan showed the cancer had progressed again, this time to her adrenal gland.
  — John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
• My adrenal glands were pumping their juices with a frequency that felt like hell on earth.
  — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• The weight loss occurs due to a portion of your adrenal glands called your cortex, the Mayo Clinic explains.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Nov. 2018
• Those locations included the brain, plasma, the heart, lymph nodes, adrenal gland, and eyes.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2022
• In males, estrogen is produced in the testes and, similar to women, in fat cells and adrenal glands.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
• Cortisol, a fight-or-flight hormone found in your adrenal glands, is often the culprit.
  — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 16 May 2018
• His adrenal glands, where cortisol is made, weren’t working at all, just like his thyroid gland.
  — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• Barbara's cancer that started in her adrenal glands had already spread to her lungs and liver.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2023
• By the time Lou resurfaced as the head coach of South Carolina in 1999, his final coaching stop, the cancer had spread to Beth’s liver, lung, ovary and adrenal gland.
  — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2020
• An ultrasound showed lesions on JD’s adrenal gland and his liver.
  — Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2022
• It is said to promote adrenal gland health, regulating hormones for the people who drink it.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
• Lindsay suspected there might be something in his adrenal gland that acted like a tumor, but wasn't one.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 19 May 2021
• Pheochromocytomas are rare, usually benign tumors that start in the cells of the adrenal gland, according to the NLM.
  — Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• This condition causes problems with the adrenal glands, which are found on top of the kidneys, and can cause irregular cycles.
  — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• In response, the adrenal glands release more cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone.
  — Meggen Harris, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• His adrenal glands were producing way too much adrenaline.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 27 July 2019
• Could this be a pheochromocytoma — a usually benign tumor that causes the adrenal glands to produce too much of the fight-or-flight hormones?
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• But one thing did: Addison's disease, a rare disorder caused when the body's adrenal glands don't produce enough of the hormone cortisol.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
• These usually are made in the adrenal gland and are often malignant (cancerous).
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
• For example, your adrenal glands, found on top of your kidneys, secrete cortisol, a stress hormone.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health, 16 July 2023
• Adrenal cancer happens when abnormal cells enter the adrenal glands, which are located just above the kidneys.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Health.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• Lima’s cancer, however, did originate in the adrenal gland, Fischetti said in the video.
  — Jamie Ducharme, PEOPLE.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• Lima's cancer, however, did originate in the adrenal gland, Fischetti said in the video.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Health.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• The films on this list feature some of the best actors of this generation and beyond, and are designed to flirt with the senses and entice viewers' adrenal glands, regardless of the season.
  — EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
• The tumor surgery left Lima without his adrenal gland and one of his kidneys and while the tumor was entirely removed, there is a concern that some cancer cells may still be present.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024