Pronephroi
rɒs, -rəs
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pronephros (prəʊˈnɛfrɒs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -roi, -ra | |
| mesonephros See also metanephros the first-formed anterior part of the embryonic kidney in vertebrates, which remains functional in the larvae of the lower vertebrates | |
| [C19: New Latin, from | |
| pro'nephric | |
| —adj | |
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pronephros pro·neph·ros (prō-něf'rəs, -rŏs')
n. pl. pro·neph·roi (-roi) or pro·neph·ra (-rə)
A kidneylike organ, being either part of the most anterior pair of three pairs of organs in a vertebrate embryo, usually disappearing early in embryonic development.
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