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suprarenal
[ soo-pruh-reen-l ]
adjective
- situated above or on the kidney.
noun
- a suprarenal part, especially the adrenal gland.
suprarenal
/ ˌsuːprəˈriːnəl; ˌsjuː- /
adjective
- anatomy situated above a kidney
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Example Sentences
He says, As the pituitary body is an integral part of the brain, so are the suprarenal bodies part of the sympathetic system.
A transverse section through the suprarenal body in front of, or behind this point, is still more instructive.
In the anterior suprarenal bodies the development of ganglion cells is very much greater.
The protoplasm of both has a markedly yellow tinge, giving to the suprarenal bodies a yellowish brown colour.
At the large end of the body, where there are few nerve cells, the typical suprarenal structure is more or less retained.
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