nephroma
[ nə-frō′mə ]
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n. pl. ne•phro•mas
A tumor arising from renal tissue.
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Peltigera furnishes seven species for Ohio, while only one species of Nephroma has thus far been found in the State.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6|Bruce Fink and Leafy J. CorringtonNephroma with cortex on both sides, is to be regarded higher than Peltigera, which has the cortex on the upper side only.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6|Bruce Fink and Leafy J. CorringtonA section through the thallus of Nephroma helvetica, showing the cortices, upper and lower, and the mycelial medulla within.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6|Bruce Fink and Leafy J. Corrington
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