adrenal cortex

English Thesaurus

1. the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones (noun.body)

hypernym	:	ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland,
definition	:	any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cortex,
definition	:	the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

part meronym	:	adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland,
definition	:	either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney (noun.body)