suprarenal
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of suprarenal
From the New Latin word suprārēnālis, dating back to 1820–30. See supra-, renal
Example Sentences
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Adrenal hormones are released into the circulation via the left and right suprarenal veins.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They are served by several arteries branching off the aorta, including the suprarenal and renal arteries.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each adrenal vein drains the adrenal or suprarenal glands located immediately superior to the kidneys.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
When larger apparatus are built, entire human organs, such as pancreas, suprarenal, thyroid, and other glands . . . would manufacture in vitro the substances supplied today to patients by horses or rabbits.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What's that?" said I. "I do not think you would comprehend it," he replied; "it is an affection of the suprarenal capsules."
From The Autobiography of a Quack and the Case of George Dedlow by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
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