interrenal gland

noun

Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland; they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the kidney.

Meanings

nouninterrenal gland (plural interrenal glands)

plural interrenal glands

  1. anatomyStructures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland; they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the kidney.
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