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nephrostome
[ nef-ruh-stohm ]
noun
- Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
- Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.
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Other Words From
- ne·phros·to·mous [n, uh, -, fros, -t, uh, -m, uh, s], nephro·stomi·al adjective
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Origin of nephrostome1
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