Su`pra*re"nal (?), a. Anat.
Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys.
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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.
© Webster 1913.