mesonephros

mesonephros definition - medical

mes·o·neph·ros (mĕzˌə-nĕfˈrəs, -rŏsˌ)

noun pl. mes·o·neph·roi (-nĕfˈroiˌ)
The second of the three excretory organs that develop in a vertebrate embryo, replaced by the metanephros in higher vertebrates. Also called wolffian body.

Related Forms:

  • mesˌo·nephˈric adjective

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