pronephron
pronephron · pronephrons
The first part of the urogenital system to be differentiated in a vertebrate embryo,…The first part of the urogenital system to be differentiated in a vertebrate embryo, which functions as a simple excretory organ in simpler forms, serves as a provisional kidney in some fish and amphibians, and only appears as a temporary embryonic structure in reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Meaning
1 sensesThe first part of the urogenital system to be differentiated in a vertebrate embryo, which functions as a simple excretory organ in simpler forms, serves as a provisional kidney in some fish and amphibians, and only appears as a temporary embryonic structure in reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Origin
From pro- + nephron.From pro- + nephron.
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Forms
plural: pronephrons| Singular | pronephron |
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