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nephrostome

[ nef-ruh-stohm ]

noun

  1. Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
  2. Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.
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Other Word Forms

  • Ա·Dz·ٴ·dzܲ [n, uh, -, fros, -t, uh, -m, uh, s], Աr·ٴm· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephrostome1

First recorded in 1885–90; nephro- + -stome

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