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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPRARENAL

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

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPRARENAL

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

suprarenal

su pra re nal |ˌso͞oprəˈrēnl ˌsuprəˈrinl | adjective Anatomy another term for adrenal.

 

Oxford Dictionary

suprarenal

supra |renal |ˌs (j )uːprəˈriːn (ə )l | adjective Anatomy another term for adrenal.

 

Duden Dictionary

suprarenal

su p ra re nal, su pra re nal Adjektiv Medizin |supraren a l |lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 über der Niere gelegen 2 die Nebenniere betreffend