met|a|neph|ros

met|a|neph|ros
met|a|neph|ros «MEHT uh NEHF ros», noun.
the posterior division of the primitive renal organ or kidney of vertebrate embryos, the mesonephros and pronephros being the middle and anterior divisions, respectively. The adult kidney develops from the metanephros.
[< meta- + Greek nephrós kidney (because it develops after the pronephros and mesonephros)]

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