Wolffian body

noun Embryology.

the mesonephros.

Origin of Wolffian body

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

British Dictionary definitions for wolffian body

Wolffian body
/ (ˈvɒlfɪən) /

noun

embryol another name for mesonephros

Word Origin for Wolffian body

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

Medical definitions for wolffian body

wolffian body

n.

mesonephros