nephridium

nephridium
One of the paired, segmentally arranged excretory tubules of invertebrates such as the annelids. [G. nephros, kidney, + Mod. L. -idium, dim. suffix, fr. G. -idion]

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ne·phrid·i·um ni-'frid-ē-əm n, pl -ia -ē-ə an excretory organ that is characteristic of various coelomate invertebrates (as annelid worms, mollusks, brachiopods, and some arthropods), occurs paired in each body segment or as a single pair serving the whole body, typically consists of a tube opening at one end into the coelom and discharging at the other end on the exterior of the body, is often lengthened and convoluted, and has glandular walls
ne·phrid·i·al -ē-əl adj

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ne·phrid·i·um (nə-fridґe-əm) one of the segmentally arranged, paired, tubular excretory organs in invertebrates, analogous to the vertebrate kidney.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • nephridium — (n.) (pl. nephridia), 1877, Modern Latin, from Greek dim. of nephros kidney (see NEPHRON (Cf. nephron)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • nephridium — noun (plural nephridia) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1877 a tubular glandular excretory organ characteristic of various invertebrates • nephridial adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • nephridium — nephridial, adj. /neuh frid ee euhm/, n., pl. nephridia / frid ee euh/. Zool. the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface. [1875 …   Universalium

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