- metanephric blastema
- a mass of intermediate mesodermal cells around the distal end of the ureteric bud that gives rise to nephrons in the permanent kidney; called also metanephric cap or mass.
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metanephric blastema
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metanephric cap — see under blastema … Medical dictionary
metanephric mass — see under blastema … Medical dictionary
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cap — 1. Any anatomic structure that resembles a c. or cover. 2. A protective covering for an incomplete tooth. 3. Colloquialism for restoration of the coronal part of a natural tooth by means of an artificial crown. 4. The nucleotide structure found… … Medical dictionary
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