MESONEPHROS

Etymology

Noun

mesonephros (plural mesonephroi or mesonephroses)

(biology) The second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the Wolffian body.

Source: Wiktionary


Mes`o*neph"ros, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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