Medical Dictionary
nephrotome
noun neph·ro·tome \ˈnef-rə-ˌtōm\
Medical Definition of NEPHROTOME
: the modified part of a somite of a vertebrate embryo that develops into a segmental excretory tubule of the primitive kidney—called also intermediate cell mass
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