nephridium

English

Noun

nephridium (plural nephridia)

1. (biology) a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates
2. (anatomy) the embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney

Derived terms

• metanephridium

Translations

biology: a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: nefridio m
• Spanish: nefridio m

anatomy: the embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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• Irish: neifridiam m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: nefridio m