Category:Suprarenal

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

Defn: situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n.

Defn: 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.