Definitions for nephrostome
nephrostome
neph·ro·stome
Spelling: [nef-ruh-stohm]
IPA: /ˈnɛf rəˌstoʊm/
Nephrostome is a 11 letter English word.
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Definitions for nephrostome
noun
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Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
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Embryology. a similar opening from the coelom into a tubule of the embryonic kidney.
Origin of nephrostome
First recorded in 1885-90; nephro- + -stome