Home UK English nephroblast

Meaning of nephroblast in English:

nephroblast

noun

Embryology

  • A primitive embryonic cell from which a nephridium or kidney develops.

Pronunciation

nephroblast

/ˈnɛfrə(ʊ)blɑːst/ /ˈnɛfrə(ʊ)blast/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856–1939).