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nephrostome

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[nef-ruh-stohm] / ˈnɛf rəˌstoʊm /

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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Etymology

Origin of nephrostome

First recorded in 1885–90; nephro- + -stome

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