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nephric

[nef-rik]
adjective
  1. renal.
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Origin of nephric

First recorded in 1885–90; nephr- + -ic
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Historical Examples of nephric

  • According to Boveri, the nephric tubules of Amphioxus open into the dorsal cœlom by one or more funnels.

    The Origin of Vertebrates

    Walter Holbrook Gaskell

nephric in Medicine

nephric

(nĕf′rĭk)
adj.
  1. Relating to or connected with a kidney.
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