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meta·neph·ros | \ ˌme-tə-ˈne-frəs 
, -ˌfräs \
, -ˌfräs \ plural metanephroi\ ˌme-tə-ˈne-ˌfrȯi \
\Definition of metanephros
: either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms — compare mesonephros, pronephros
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metanephros
nounmeta·neph·ros | \ -ˈnef-rəs, -ˌräs \
\ plural metanephroi\ -ˌrȯi \
\Medical Definition of metanephros
: either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms — compare mesonephros, pronephros
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The first known use of metanephros was in 1877
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