met.a.neph.ros

n.（名詞）
The third and final excretory organ that develops in a vertebrate embryo. In birds, reptiles, and mammals it replaces the mesonephros as the functional excretory organ and develops into the adult kidney.
后腎：脊椎動物胚胎發(fā)育中的第三個也是最后一個排泄器官。在鳥類、爬行動物和哺乳動物中它代替中腎起排泄器官的作用，并最終發(fā)育成腎

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Greek nephros [kidney]
希臘語 nephros [腎臟]