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Nephridium


Ne-phrid′i-um

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Nephridia
(#)
.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] of the
kidneys
.]
(Zool. & Anat.)
A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under
Loeven’s larva
.

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nephridium

nephridium

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Noun

nephridium (plural nephridia)

  1. (biology) a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates
  2. (anatomy) the embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney

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