binjure

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, bi- +‎ njure. Compare Danish binyre, Dutch bijnier, German Nebenniere.

Noun

binjure c

1. (anatomy) adrenal gland

Usage notes

Mostly plural.

Declension

Declension of binjure

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	binjure	binjures
	definite	binjuren	binjurens
plural	indefinite	binjurar	binjurars
	definite	binjurarna	binjurarnas

Derived terms

• binjurebark
• binjuremärg

Further reading

• binjure in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Svensk MeSH