释义 |
meta·neph·ros \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈneˌfräs\ noun also meta·neph·ron \-ˌfrän\ (plural metaneph·roi \-ˌfrȯi\ ; also metaneph·ra \-_frə\) Etymology: New Latin, from meta- situated behind (from Greek meta after) + -nephros — more at meta- : one of the posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in higher vertebrates persisting in the adult as the definitive kidney — compare mesonephros |