Wolffian body


nounEmbryology.
  1. the mesonephros.

Origin of Wolffian body

1
1835–45; named after Kaspar Friedrich Wolff; see -ian

Words Nearby Wolffian body

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British Dictionary definitions for Wolffian body

Wolffian body

/ (ˈvɒlfɪən) /


noun
  1. embryol another name for mesonephros

Origin of Wolffian body

1
C19: named after K. F. Wolff (1733–94), German embryologist

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