See Also: pronephros(medicine)
pronephros(dictionary)
glomerulus of pronephros(medicine)

pronephros (iou)



pronephros noun. . L19.
[from PRO-2 + Greek nephros kidney.]
Zoology & Anatomy. The first of the three segments of the embryonic kidney in vertebrates, which is functional only in the larvae of lower vertebrates. Cf. MESONEPHROS, METANEPHROS.
pronephric adjective L19.