Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The connective and fatty tissue surrounding a kidney.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The connective tissue which forms a more or less complete capsule or sheath for the kidney.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, from Greek perinephros, fat around the kidneys : peri-, peri- + nephros, kidney.]
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