metanephros

[ met-uh-nef-ros ]

noun,plural met·a·neph·roi [met-uh-nef-roi]. /ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɔɪ/. Embryology.
  1. one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.

Origin of metanephros

1
1875–80; <New Latin <Greek meta-meta- + nephrós kidney

Other words from metanephros

  • met·a·neph·ric, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for metanephros

metanephros

/ (ˌmɛtəˈnɛfrɒs) /


nounplural -roi (-rɔɪ)
  1. 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

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C19: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney

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