nephrostome

[ 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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Origin of nephrostome

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nephrostome

ne·phros·to·mous [nuh-fros-tuh-muh s] /nəˈfrɒs tə məs/, neph·ro·sto·mi·al, adjective

Words nearby nephrostome

nephrorrhaphy, nephrosclerosis, nephroscope, nephrosis, nephrostogram, nephrostome, nephrotic syndrome, nephrotomogram, nephrotomy, nephrotoxicity, nephrotoxin
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