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nephrogenous

 [nĕ-froj´ĕ-nus]
arising in a kidney.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ne·phrog·e·nous

(ne-froj'ĕ-nŭs),
Developing from kidney tissue.
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nephrogenous

(nə-frŏj′ə-nəs) or

nephrogenic

(nĕf′rə-jĕn′ĭk)
adj.
1. Originating in the kidney.
2. Able to develop into kidney tissue.
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ne·phrog·e·nous

(nĕ-froj'ĕ-nŭs)
Developing from kidney tissue.
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