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HEAD-KIDNEY

\hˈɛdkˈɪdnɪ], \hˈɛdkˈɪdnɪ], \h_ˈɛ_d_k_ˈɪ_d_n_ɪ]\

Definitions of HEAD-KIDNEY

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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The pronephric portion of the kidney, in vertebrates usually represented only in the embryo; a nephridium usually developed in the cephalic segment of invertebrates.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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