Definition of HOLIDAY: A religious festival; a day set apart for commemorating some importantevent in history; a day of exemption from labor. Webster. A day upon which the usualo
The indications for surgical removal of the adrenal gland are relatively straightforward and include, but are not limited to the following: Tumors of the adrenal cortex which overproduce hormones. One such tumor is shown in the picture...it is the round yellow mass located within the triangular adrenal gland. This picture is blown up about 2-fold to make it easier to see. The normal adrenal gland is NOT this big. Endocrine glands are very important despite their small size since they make important hormones.
2. an adrenal gland. paranephric. adrenal gland a small triangular endocrine gland situated in the retroperitoneal tissues at the cranial pole of each kidney; it is the result of fusion of two organs, one forming the inner core or medulla, and the other forming an outer shell, or cortex.. of or produced by the adrenal glands. 3. an adrenal gland. adrenal cortex. the outer part of the adrenal gland made up of an external zona glomerulosa, a deeper zona fasciculata and a zona reticularis.