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metanephros medical definition
noun pl. met·a·neph·roi
The third and final excretory organ that develops in a vertebrate embryo. In birds, reptiles, and mammals it replaces the mesonephros as the functional excretory organ and develops into the adult kidney.
Related Forms:
- metanephric adjective
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