nephrostoma

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nephrostoma

[-stō′mə] pl. nephrostomas, nephrostomata

Etymology: Gk, nephros + stoma, mouth

the funnel-shaped ciliated opening of the excretory tubules into the coelom of the early developing vertebrate embryo. Also called nephrostome. nephrostomic, adj.

nephrostoma [nĕ-fros´to-mah]

one of the ciliated funnel-shaped orifices of the excretory tubules that open into the coelom in the embryo; best seen in lower vertebrates.

nephrostoma

one of the ciliated funnel-shaped orifices of the excretory tubules that open into the celom in the embryo; best seen in lower vertebrates.

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