Nephrotome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nephrotome is a noun meaning (biology, dated) A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
Meaning
(biology, dated) A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
Word Forms
- nephrotomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nephridium, nephroblast, holonephridium, protonephridium, nephrocyte, nephridiopore.
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