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adrenal cortex

DEFINITIONS OF: adrenal cortex

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n the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

Type of:
ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
cortex
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
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