Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suprarenal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
suprarenal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On or above the kidney.

noun

A suprarenal capsule.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English suprarenal From supra- + renal.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

suprarenal artery suprarenal gland suprarenal impression suprarenal plexus suprarenal vein

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Questions

What does suprarenal mean?
Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
Where does suprarenal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English suprarenal From supra- + renal.

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