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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	binjure	binjuren	binjurar	binjurarna
Genitive	binjures	binjurens	binjurars	binjurarnas

Derived terms

• binjurebark
• binjuremärg

Further reading

• binjure in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker