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肾上腺

肾上腺 (shèn shàng xiàn): Adrenal gland (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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肾上腺 consists of 3 characters.

肾 • shèn • kidney • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shèn肾

kidney

上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shàng上

up; above

腺 • xiàn • gland

xiàn腺

gland

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Pinyinshèn shàng xiàn

Meaningadrenal gland

Characters3

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 肾上腺.

Words with 肾

肾脏shèn zàngkidney

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔmorning
上学shàng xuéto go to school
上课shàng kèto go to class
上去shàng quto go up
上来shàng laito come up
上班shàng bānstart work
上面shàng miànon top of
早上zǎo shangearly morning

Words with 腺

乳腺rǔ xiànmammary gland
汗腺hàn xiànsweat gland
胰腺yí xiànpancreas
腺体xiàn tǐgland (anatomical structure)
乳腺癌

rǔ xiàn ái

breast cancer

前列腺qián liè xiànprostate gland

甲状腺jiǎ zhuàng xiànthyroid gland

腮腺炎sāi xiàn yánmumps

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Example Sentences with 肾上腺

Shèn肾

shàng上

xiàn腺

fēn分

mì泌

de的

jī激

sù素

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

shēn身

tǐ体

yìng应

duì对

yā压

lì力

。

The hormones secreted by the adrenal glands help the body cope with stress.

Yī医

shēng生

jiǎn检

chá查

le了

tā他

de的

shèn肾

shàng上

xiàn

腺

gōng功

néng能

。

The doctor checked his adrenal gland function.