metanephros

[ met-uh-nef-ros ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɒs /

noun, plural met·a·neph·roi [met-uh-nef-roi]. /ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɔɪ/. Embryology.

one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.

Compare mesonephros, pronephros.

Origin of metanephros

1875–80; <New Latin <Greek meta-meta- + nephrós kidney

OTHER WORDS FROM metanephros

met·a·neph·ric, adjective

Words nearby metanephros

metanalysis, metanarrative, metanephric duct, metanephrine, metanephrogenic, metanephros, Metanira, metanitrophenol, metanoia, metapelet, metaph.

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Example sentences from the Web for metanephros

The ureter which carries off the secretion of the kidney proper or metanephros.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The differentiation of a posterior section of the mesonephros into a special gland foreshadowing the metanephros of the Amniota.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The mode of development of the metanephros has as yet only been satisfactorily elucidated in the Chick (Sedgwick, No. 549).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for metanephros

metanephros

/ (ˌmɛtəˈnɛfrɒs) /

noun plural -roi (-rɔɪ)

the last-formed posterior part of the embryonic kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which remains functional in the adultSee also pronephros, mesonephros

Word Origin for metanephros

C19: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney

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Medical definitions for metanephros

metanephros

[ mĕt′ə-nĕf′rəs, -rŏs′ ]

n. pl. met•a•neph•roi (-roi′)

The third and final excretory organ that develops in a vertebrate embryo. In birds, reptiles, and mammals it replaces the mesonephros as the functional excretory organ and develops into the adult kidney.

Other words from metanephros

met′a•neph′ric (-rĭk) adj.

单词	metanephros
释义	metanephros [ met-uh-nef-ros ] / ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɒs / noun, plural met·a·neph·roi [met-uh-nef-roi]. /ˌmɛt əˈnɛf rɔɪ/. Embryology. one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney. Compare mesonephros, pronephros. Origin of metanephros 1875–80; <New Latin <Greek meta-meta- + nephrós kidney OTHER WORDS FROM metanephros met·a·neph·ric, adjective Words nearby metanephros metanalysis, metanarrative, metanephric duct, metanephrine, metanephrogenic, metanephros, Metanira, metanitrophenol, metanoia, metapelet, metaph. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metanephros The ureter which carries off the secretion of the kidney proper or metanephros. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The differentiation of a posterior section of the mesonephros into a special gland foreshadowing the metanephros of the Amniota. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The mode of development of the metanephros has as yet only been satisfactorily elucidated in the Chick (Sedgwick, No. 549). The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for metanephros metanephros / (ˌmɛtəˈnɛfrɒs) / noun plural -roi (-rɔɪ) the last-formed posterior part of the embryonic kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which remains functional in the adultSee also pronephros, mesonephros Word Origin for metanephros C19: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for metanephros metanephros [ mĕt′ə-nĕf′rəs, -rŏs′ ] n. pl. met•a•neph•roi (-roi′) The third and final excretory organ that develops in a vertebrate embryo. In birds, reptiles, and mammals it replaces the mesonephros as the functional excretory organ and develops into the adult kidney. Other words from metanephros met′a•neph′ric (-rĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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