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Suprarenal definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPRARE'NAL, a. [L. supra and ren,renes, the kidneys.]
Situated above the kidneys.

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: New Latin suprarenalis, from Latin supra- + renes kidneys Date: 1828 situated above or anterior to the kidneys II. noun Date: 1841 a suprarenal part; especially adrenal gland

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. situated above the kidneys.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suprarenal Su`pra*re"nal, a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n. 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.