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nephrostome

American  
[nef-ruh-stohm] / ˈnɛf rəˌstoʊm /

noun

  1. Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.

  2. Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.

Other Word Forms

  • nephrostomial adjective
  • nephrostomous adjective

Etymology

Origin of nephrostome

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

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