- nephromixium
- neph·ro·mix·i·um
English syllables. 2014.
nephromixium
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nephromixium — n.; pl. ia [Gr. nephros, kidney; mixis, mingling] An organ with flame cells and coelomic funnel serving as both excretory and genital duct; a nephrogonoduct; see protonephromixium, metanephromixium, mixonephridium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nephromixium — … Useful english dictionary
metanephromixium — n. [Gr. meta, after; nephros, kidney; mixis, mingling] (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Nephromixium in which the coelomostome and nephrostome are combined into a genital and/or excretory duct; see mixonephridium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mixonephridium — n. [Gr. mixis, mingling; nephros, kidney] (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) A type of nephromixium in which the nephridium and coelomoduct are combined into a single organ having both excretory and genital functions … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
protonephromixium — n. [Gr. protos, first; nephron, kidney; mixis, mingling] A protonephridium that opens into the coelomoduct; see nephromixium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
