mellékvese

== Hungarian == === Etymology === mellék (“ancillary, supplementary, side”) +‎ vese (“kidney”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɛlːeːkvɛʃɛ] Hyphenation: mel‧lék‧ve‧se Rhymes: -ʃɛ === Noun === mellékvese (plural mellékvesék) (anatomy) adrenal gland, suprarenal gland (in mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === mellékvese in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.