uriniparous

Uriniparous

U`ri*nip"a*rous\, a. [Urine + L. parere to produce: cf. F. urinipare.] (Physiol.) Producing or preparing urine; as, the uriniparous tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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