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pro•neph•ros
Pronunciation: (prō-nef'ros, -rus), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -roiPronunciation: (-roi), [key] -raPronunciation: (-ru). [key]
Embryol.
one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, which becomes the functional kidney of certain primitive fishes. Cf.
mesonephros, metanephros. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.