Term: corticosterone: secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: ingenuity: the property of being ingenious
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: frequency: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: parochialism: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: passeridae: true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: boarding house: a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: employee: a worker who is hired to perform a job
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: vertical integration: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: scandalmongering: spreading malicious gossip
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: drifting: aimless wandering from place to place
Broader: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | Unrelated: geophyte: a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms