A Medical Term That Means Surgical Removal of Adrenal Gland

question 52

Short Answer

A medical term that means surgical removal of adrenal gland is ________.

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Definitions:

Hyperpolarize

A change in a cell's membrane potential that makes it more negative, moving it further away from initiating an action potential.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making the interior of the cell more negative and less likely to fire an action potential.

Plasma Membrane

The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell, responsible for controlling the passage of substances in and out.

Gray Matter

A major component of the central nervous system consisting of neuron cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, associated with processing and cognition.