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 Definitions of nephridium  [ˈfrɪd i ə]  

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Definition of 'nephridium' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) nephridium
an excretory tubule in annelids, mollusks, and other invertebrates that discharges wastes from the body cavity through a pore on the body surface.

Etymology:  (1875–80; < Gk nephr(ós) kidney)

Definition of 'nephridium' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) nephridium
a segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's larva

'nephridium' - Nearby Entries  

nephralgy  nephridia  nephridial  nephridium  nephritical  



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