interrenal gland

English

Noun

interrenal gland (plural interrenal glands)

  1. (anatomy) Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland; they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the kidney.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information - Interrenal Gland
  2. ^ “interrenal gland”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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