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Definition of: pronephros
(prō·nef′ros) noun Anat.
The primordial kidney, the anterior of three similar tubular organs found in connection with the genitourinary apparatus of typical vertebrates. [<NL <Gk. pro- before + nephros kidney]
—pro·neph′ric adjective
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