nephromere

That portion of the intermediate mesoderm from which segmented kidney tubules develop. See nephrotome. [nephro- + G. meros, a part]

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neph·ro·mere 'nef-rə-.mi(ə)r n a segment of the mesoblast giving rise to a part of the kidney

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neph·ro·mere (nefґro-mēr) [nephro- + -mere] nephrotome.