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nephridioblast

noun
ne·phrid·io·blast | \-ēəˌblast\

Definition of nephridioblast 

: a single large coelomic cell that is the precursor of a nephridium in some worms

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History and Etymology for nephridioblast

nephridio- (from nephridium) + -blast

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