- mesonephroi
- Plural of mesonephros.
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meso·neph·roi (mez″o-) (me″zo-nefґroi) plural of mesonephros.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mesonephroi
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mesonephroi — n. excretory organ of the embryo, embryonic stage of the kidneys (Embryology) … English contemporary dictionary
mesonephros — noun (plural mesonephroi) Etymology: New Latin, from mes + Greek nephros kidney more at nephritis Date: 1887 either member of the second and midmost of the three paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in adult fishes and amphibians but… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pronephros — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1205 Caption = Caption2 = System = Days = 20 CarnegieStage = 10 Precursor = nephrotome GivesRiseTo = mesonephros MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 36 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
mesonephros — mesonephric, adj. /mez euh nef ros, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n., pl. mesonephroi / roy/. Embryol. one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules … Universalium
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
