单词 | organ of bojanus |
释义 | > as lemmasorgan of Bojanus attributive and with of, chiefly in organ of Bojanus. Designating the nephridium of a bivalve mollusc. ΚΠ 1854 W. I. Burnett tr. C. T. E. von Siebold Anat. Invertebrata x. 213 It now only remains to notice a very remarkable organ found in all the Lamellibranchia, and known as the Gland of Bojanus [Ger. Bojanussche Drüse]. 1856–7 Proc. Royal Soc. 8 590 This body..may be homologous with the organ of Bojanus. 1884 Science 1 Feb. 131/1 These pores were for the reception of water to be carried out through the Bojanus organ. 1934 Science 2 Nov. 411/2 The accessory hearts in a large specimen [sc. oyster] may be 2 or 3 centimeters long and extend from the kidneys (organ of Bojanus) almost to the posterior border of the cloacal chamber. 1966 K. M. Wilbur & C. M. Yonge Physiol. Mollusca xi. 356 Strohl preferred to use the term ‘nephridium’ for the glandular portion of the gastropod excretory system, ‘organ of Bojanus’ for the glandular part of the bivalve system..and this terminology will be followed here. < as lemmas |
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