n., pl., -ri·a (-rē-ə).
The connective and fatty tissue surrounding a kidney.
[New Latin, from Greek perinephros, fat around the kidneys : peri-, peri- + nephros, kidney.]
perinephral per'i·neph'ral (-nĕf'rəl) or per'i·neph'ri·al (-rē-əl) or per'i·neph'ric (-rĭk) adj.
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