nephrostome

[ nef-ruh-stohm ]

noun

1. Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
2. Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.

Other Words From

• ne·phros·to·mous [n, uh, -, fros, -t, uh, -m, uh, s], nephro·stomi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrostome¹

First recorded in 1885–90; nephro- + -stome