- wolffian ridge
- mesonephric r.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
wolffian ridge
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wolffian ridge — noun Usage: often capitalized W Etymology: wolffian (II) 1. : a longitudinal ridge on either side of the trunk in some vertebrate embryos (as of the chick) from which the limb buds arise 2. : a slight ridge on either side of the midline in… … Useful english dictionary
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wolffian — Relating to or described by Kaspar Wolff. * * * wolf·fi·an (woolґfe ən) described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff, as wolffian body (mesonephros), cyst, duct (mesonephric duct), and ridge (mesonephric ridge) … Medical dictionary
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genital ridge — noun : a ridge of embryonic mesoblast developing from the wolffian body and giving rise to the gonad on either side of the body * * * the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male … Useful english dictionary
Wolff — Julius, German anatomist, 1836–1902. See W. law. Kaspar F., German embryologist in Russia, 1733–1794. See wolffian body, wolffian cyst, wolffian duct, wolffian rest, wolffian ridge, wolffian tubules, under tubule. Louis, U.S. cardiologist,… … Medical dictionary
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