OPISTHONEPHROS


Meaning of OPISTHONEPHROS in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈneˌfräs noun

( plural opis·tho·neph·roi -ˌfrȯi)

Etymology: New Latin, from opisth- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis

: the adult kidney of animals (as some amphibians) that are commonly considered mesonephric as adults, resembling but not identical to the embryonic mesonephros

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