Embryonic Structure
mesonephric
mes·o·neph·ric
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Embryonic Structures
Definitions related to mesonephric:
  • (mesonephros) One of a pair of excretory organs (mesonephroi) which grows caudally to the first pair (PRONEPHROI) during development. Mesonephroi are the permanent kidneys in adult amphibians and fish. In higher vertebrates, proneprhoi and most of mesonephroi degenerate with the appearance of metanephroi. The remaining ducts become WOLFFIAN DUCTS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (mesonephros) The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; its duct system is retained in the male as the epididymis and ductus deferens.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mesonephros, permanent kidney of amphibians and most fish, developing posterior to and replacing the pronephros of the embryonic and larval stages. It is a paired organ consisting of a set of nephrons having capsules that filter blood from the glomerulus and tubules whose cells reabsorb water and...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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