• (n.) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
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permanent kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals, developing by the 10th week in human embryos from the lower part of the Wolffian duct, and ... [5 related articles]
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(met″ә-nef´ros) pl. metaneph´roi the permanent embryonic kidney. It develops later than the mesonephros and in a lower position. adj., metaneph´ric., adj.
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Met`a·neph'ros noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... behind + ... kidney.]
(Anat.) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: met′ă-nef′ros, -roy Definitions: 1. The most caudally located of the three excretory organs appearing in the evolution of the vertebrates (the others being the pronephros and the mesonephros); in mammalian embryos, the metanephros develops caudal to the mesonephros during its regression, becoming the perma...
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