suprarenal capsules

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suprarenal \Su`pra*re"nal\, 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] Suprascalpular