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Definition of metanephros
metanephroi
play \-ˌfrȯi\: 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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Origin and Etymology of metanephros
New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis
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metanephros
playMedical Definition of metanephros
metanephroi
\-ˌrȯi\play: 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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