SUPRARENAL

Etymology

Adjective

suprarenal (not comparable)

located on, or above the kidney

Noun

suprarenal (plural suprarenals)

A suprarenal capsule.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`pra*re"nal, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys.

– n.

Definition: A suprarenal capsule. Suprarenal capsules (Anat.), two small bodies of unknown function in front of, or near, the kidneys in most vertebrates. Also called renal capsules, and suprarenal bodies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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