noun
adrenal medulla
Medical term for the inner part of the adrenal gland, which secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline.
副腎髄質からアドレナリンが分泌される。
Adrenaline is secreted from the adrenal medulla.
Refers to the adrenal cortex, the outer part of the adrenal gland, which produces different hormones such as cortisol.
Compound of 副腎 (adrenal gland) and 髄質 (medulla). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept.