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mesonephric
Variant of mesonephros
noun
the excretory organ serving as the adult kidney of fishes and amphibians and as the embryonic kidney of higher vertebrates: the mesonephros and its duct develop into the epididymis and vas deferens in higher vertebrates
Related Forms:
- mesonephric adjective
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