(n)a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein, Syn.vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n. A suprarenal capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]