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pronephros Definition

pro·neph·ros (prō nef′räs)

noun

Zool. a primitive kidney, the most anterior of three pairs of renal organs, functional only during embryonic development in most lower vertebrates, and appearing only transiently in the human embryo

Etymology: ModL < pro-, pro- + Gr nephros, kidney: see nephro-

pronephros Related Forms
pro·neph′·ric adjective

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