nephridium
[nuh-frid-ee-uh m]
- the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
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Origin of nephridium
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The nephridia are not easily distinguished, though they are very numerous.
A Guide for the Study of AnimalsWorrallo Whitney
The function of the nephridia is to carry off waste matter from the fluid which fills the body-cavity.
Elementary Zoology, Second EditionVernon L. Kellogg
Note the delicate membranous dark-colored sac on the floor of the pericardium, the kidneys or nephridia.
Elementary Zoology, Second EditionVernon L. Kellogg
There are two organs, serving the function of kidneys, placed dorsally one upon each side of the body (nephridia).
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tideAugusta Foote Arnold
They consist as a rule of but few segments to most of which a pair of nephridia belong.
Earthworms and their AlliesFrank E. Beddard
nephridium
- a simple excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tube through which waste products pass to the exterior
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Word Origin
C19: New Latin: little kidney
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Word Origin and History for nephridia
nephridium
n.
(plural nephridia), 1877, Modern Latin, from Greek diminutive of nephros "kidney" (see nephron).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
nephridium
(nə-frĭd′ē-əm)- The embryonic excretory organ from which the kidney develops.
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