Dictionary entry

Suprarenal

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.