nephrostome
[ nef-ruh-stohm ]
/ ˈnɛf rəˌstoʊm /
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noun
Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.
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OTHER WORDS FROM nephrostome
ne·phros·to·mous [nuh-fros-tuh-muhs], /nəˈfrɒs tə məs/, neph·ro·sto·mi·al, adjectiveWords nearby nephrostome
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