Synonym for pronephros ... 1. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes. ... Synonym: head kidney. ... 2. In the embryos of higher vertebrates, a vestigial structure consisting of a series of tortuous tubules emptying into the cloaca by way of the primary nephric duct; in the human embryo, the pronephros is a very rudimentary and temporary...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fōr′kid-nē Synonyms: pronephros
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