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Definition of mesonephros
mesonephroi
play \-ˌfrȯi\: either member of the second and midmost of the three paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in adult fishes and amphibians but functions only in the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals in which it is replaced by a metanephros in the adult — compare metanephros, pronephros
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Origin and Etymology of mesonephros
New Latin, from mes- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of mesonephros
mesonephroi
\-ˌrȯi\play: either member of the second and midmost of the three paired vertebrate renal organs that functions in adult fishes and amphibians but functions only in the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals in which it is replaced by a metanephros in the adult—called also Wolffian body; compare pronephros
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