- pronephric duct
- the duct of the pronephros, which later serves as the mesonephric duct (ductus mesonephricus); called also archinephric d.
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pronephric duct
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Pronephric duct — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1205 Caption = Caption2 = System = Precursor = intermediate mesoderm GivesRiseTo = Wolffian duct MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = d 29 DorlandsSuf = 12314334 The… … Wikipedia
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Segmental duct — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archinephric duct — pronephric d … Medical dictionary
mesonephric duct — n WOLFFIAN DUCT * * * an embryonic duct which, initiated in association with rudiments of the pronephric kidney, is taken over as an excretory duct by the mesonephros, and develops into the epididymis, the ductus deferens and its ampulla, the… … Medical dictionary
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Development of the reproductive system — The development of the reproductive system is a part of prenatal development, and concerns the sex organs. It is a part of the stages of sexual differentiation. Because its location to a large extent overlaps the urinary system, the development… … Wikipedia
