mesonephros
[ mez-uh-nef-ros, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈnɛf rɒs, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
noun, plural mes·o·neph·roi [mez-uh-nef-roi, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈnɛf rɔɪ, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/. Embryology.
one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
Compare
metanephros,
pronephros.
Origin of mesonephros
OTHER WORDS FROM mesonephros
mes·o·neph·ric, adjectiveWords nearby mesonephros
meson,
mesonephric duct,
mesonephric fold,
mesonephric ridge,
mesonephroma,
mesonephros,
mesoneuritis,
mesopause,
mesopeak,
mesopelagic,
mesopelagic zone
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British Dictionary definitions for mesonephric
mesonephros
/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈnɛfrɒs) /
noun
the middle part of the embryonic kidney in vertebrates, becoming the adult kidney in fishes and amphibians and the epididymis in reptiles, birds, and mammals
See also pronephros, metanephros
Derived forms of mesonephros
mesonephric, adjectiveWord Origin for mesonephros
C19: New Latin, from
meso- + Greek
nephros kidney
Medical definitions for mesonephric
mesonephros
[ mĕz′ə-nĕf′rəs, -rŏs′ ]
n. pl. mes•o•neph•roi (-nĕf′roi′)
The second of the three excretory organs that develop in a vertebrate embryo, replaced by the metanephros in higher vertebrates.
wolffian body