mesonephros
[mez-uh-nef-ros, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
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noun, plural mes·o·neph·roi [mez-uh-nef-roi, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈnɛf rɔɪ, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/. Embryology.
one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
Compare metanephros, pronephros.
Origin of mesonephros
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Historical Examples of mesonephros
The Wolffian body, which may be also called the mesonephros.
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The mesonephros of the larva disappears, and a fresh posterior part is formed.
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Owing to the formation of the accessory tubuli the segments of the mesonephros acquire a compound character.
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The segmental tubes of the mesonephros undergo further important changes.
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While the lumen is gradually being formed, the segmental tubes of the mesonephros become established.
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mesonephros
noun
Word Origin for mesonephros
C19: New Latin, from meso- + Greek nephros kidney
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mesonephros
[mĕz′ə-nĕf′rəs, -rŏs′]
n. pl. mes•o•neph•roi (-nĕf′roi′)
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