‖ mesonephron, -nephros Zool.
(mɛsəʊˈnɛfrɒn, -ˈnɛfrɒs)
[mod.L., f. Gr. µέσο-ς middle + νεϕρός kidney.]
The Wolffian body. Hence mesoˈnephric a., pertaining to the mesonephron.
| 1877 Ray Lankester in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XVII. 429 The archinephric duct splits into two—one, the ‘pronephric duct’..; the other, ‘mesonephric duct’, in connection with the posterior nephridia, forming the ‘mesonephron’. 1887 Amer. Nat. XXI. 590 It is possible..that..an anterior section (pronephros) came to be developed earlier than the posterior portion (mesonephros). 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 340 A mesonephric fold of peritoneum. |