Mesonephros Definition

mĕzə-nĕfrəs, -rŏs, mĕs-
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mesonephros

Noun

Singular:
mesonephros
Plural:
mesonephroi

Origin of Mesonephros

  • meso– Greek nephros kidney

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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