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mesonephros

mesonephros noun: the second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the Wolffian body.

Noun

mesonephros (plural mesonephroi or mesonephroses)

  1. The second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the Wolffian body.

Forms of mesonephros

pluralmesonephroi
pluralmesonephroses

Origin of mesonephros

From meso- + nephros.

Words formed from mesonephros

Questions about mesonephros

What does mesonephros mean?
Mesonephros means the second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the Wolffian body.
What part of speech is mesonephros?
Mesonephros is a noun.
What is the plural of mesonephros?
The plural of mesonephros is mesonephroi.

Words near mesonephros in the dictionary

  1. mesonephric duct
  2. mesonephric rest
  3. mesonephric rests
  4. mesonephroi
  5. mesonephroid
  6. mesonephros
  7. mesonephroses
  8. mesonet
  9. mesonets
  10. mesonetwork
  11. mesonetworks

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