"pronephros" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pronephroi [plural], pronephroses [plural]
Etymology: From pro- + nephros. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pro-<id:before>|nephros|text=+|tree=1}} From pro- + nephros., {{ety|en|:af|pro-<id:before>|nephros|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró)der. English pro- English nephros English pronephros From pro- + nephros. Head templates: {{en-noun|pronephroi|+}} pronephros (plural pronephroi or pronephroses)
  1. (anatomy) A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos Synonyms: pronephron, protonephros

Inflected forms

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