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perinephrium
per·i·neph·ri·um [ pèrrə néffree əm ] (plural per·i·neph·ri·a [ pèrrə néffree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
tissue around kidney: the fatty tissue that surrounds the kidney
[Late 19th century. <peri- + Greek nephros "kidney"]

per·i·neph·ric adjective
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