Definition of "suprarenal" []

• Located on or above the kidney. (adjective)
• A suprarenal part, especially an adrenal gland. (noun)

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• "The first transplant operation or [words indistinct] of -- I don't know what they call it -- suprarenal glands, was conducted using this experience and some prominent foreign figures who helped us."
• "In the case of aphrodisiac potions, herbalists select ingredients with known affinities for the sexual organs, blood and vital glands, especially the sexually all-important suprarenal glands."
• "Secretions from the suprarenal include vital sex hormones as well as cortisone, which relieves arthritic inflammations in the joints."