nephrotome

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noun

A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.

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Meanings

nounnephrotome (plural nephrotomes)

plural nephrotomes

  1. datedbiologyA section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.

Origin

From nephro- + -tome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phonometer
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APA

nephrotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotome

MLA

“nephrotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephrotome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotome.

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