nephrogenic cord
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nephrogenic cord
[¦nef·rə¦jen·ik ′kȯrd] (embryology)
The longitudinal cordlike mass of mesenchyme derived from the mesomere or nephrostomal plate of the mesoderm, from which develop the functional parts of the pronephros, mesonephros, and metanephros.
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