ne|phrid|i|um

ne|phrid|i|um
ne|phrid|i|um «nih FRIHD ee uhm», noun, plural -i|a «-ee uh».
a primitive excretory organ in some invertebrates and lower vertebrates, such as mollusks, certain annelid worms, and brachiopods, analogous in function to the kidneys of higher animals, and in some cases serving also in reproduction.
╂[< New Latin nephridium < Greek nephrós kidney + Latin -idium < Greek -ídion, diminutive suffix]

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  • ne|phrid|i|al — «nih FRIHD ee uhl», adjective. of or having to do with the nephridium or nephridia …   Useful english dictionary

  • ne — ne·ma·li·on; ne·ma·li·o·na·ce·ae; ne·ma·li·o·na·les; ne·mat·ic; ne·mat·o·gen; ne·mat·o·gone; ne·me·an; ne·mer·tea; ne·me·sia; ne·mi·ne; ne·mi·ne; ne·mo; ne·mo·bi·us; ne·moc·era; ne·moph·i·la; ne·mori·cole; ne·mou·ri·dae; ne·ne; ne·ne; ne·o·blast; …   English syllables

  • io — ba·sid·io·carp; ba·sid·io·lichen; ba·sid·io·lichenes; ba·sid·io·my·cete; ba·sid·io·my·ce·tes; ba·sid·io·phore; ba·sid·io·spore; bin·io·dide; brach·io·ganoidei; brach·io·ra·di·al·is; cheer·io; chlo·ro·io·dide; cil·io·flag·el·la·ta; cil·io·late;… …   English syllables

  • nephridium — One of the paired, segmentally arranged excretory tubules of invertebrates such as the annelids. [G. nephros, kidney, + Mod. L. idium, dim. suffix, fr. G. idion] * * * ne·phrid·i·um ni frid ē əm n, pl ia ē ə an excretory organ that is… …   Medical dictionary

  • nephridium — ne•phrid•i•um [[t]nəˈfrɪd i əm[/t]] n. pl. phrid•i•a [[t] ˈfrɪd i ə[/t]] zool. ivt an excretory tubule in annelids, mollusks, and other invertebrates that discharges wastes from the body cavity through a pore on the body surface • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Nephridia — Nephridium Ne*phrid i*um, n.; pl. {Nephridia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? of the kidneys.] (Zo[ o]l. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under {Loeven s larva}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nephridial — Ne*phrid i*al, a. (Zo[ o]l. & Anat.) Of or pertaining to a nephridium. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nephridium — Ne*phrid i*um, n.; pl. {Nephridia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? of the kidneys.] (Zo[ o]l. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under {Loeven s larva}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blast — blast; blast·er; blast·ie; blast·man; blast·ment; brach·y·blast; car·dio·blast; ce·ment·o·blast; chon·dro·blast; chro·mo·blast; cni·do·blast; coe·lo·blast; coe·no·blast; col·lo·blast; coun·ter·blast; cryp·to·blast; crys·tal·lo·blast; cy·to·blast; …   English syllables

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