[¦nef·rə¦jen·ik ′tish·ü] (embryology) The tissue of the nephrogenic cord derived from the nephrotome plate that forms the blastema or primordium from which the embryonic and definitive kidneys develop.
nephrogenic tissue
neph·ro·gen·ic tis·sue
the tissue from which the pronephros, mesonephros, and metanephros develop.