— nephrostomous /neuh fros"teuh meuhs/ , nephrostomial , adj.
/nef"reuh stohm'/ , n.
1. Zool. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
2. Embryol. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.
[ 1885-90; NEPHRO- + -STOME ]