unilateral adrenalectomy left adrenalectomy 2013-08-22T15:48:28Z Note that "left" in this context refers to the perspective of the organism, not that of the observer. (Wikipedia: Anatomical_terms_of_location). The surgical excision of only the adrenal gland on the left side of the body. The left adrenal gland is generally the larger of the two dissimilarly shaped endocrine glands, one located above each kidney, consisting of the cortex, which secretes several steroid hormones, and the medulla, which secretes epinephrine. XCO:0000334 experimental_condition_ontology jsmith left suprarenalectomy left unilateral adrenalectomy left unilateral suprarenalectomy