metanephros
[ met-uh-nef-ros ]
noun,plural met·a·neph·roi [met-uh-nef-roi]. /ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɔɪ/. Embryology.
one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
Origin of metanephros
1Other words from metanephros
- met·a·neph·ric, adjective
- Compare mesonephros, pronephros.
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How to use metanephros in a sentence
This mass of mesoblastic cells may be called the metanephric blastema.
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British Dictionary definitions for metanephros
metanephros
/ (ˌmɛtəˈnɛfrɒs) /
nounplural -roi (-rɔɪ)
the last-formed posterior part of the embryonic kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which remains functional in the adult: See also pronephros, mesonephros
Origin of metanephros
1C19: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney
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