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mesonephros

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mes·o·neph·ros  (mz-nfrs, -rs, ms-)
n.
The second of the three excretory organs that develop in a vertebrate embryo, becoming the functioning kidney in fish and amphibians but replaced by the metanephros in higher vertebrates. Also called Wolffian body.
[meso- + Greek nephros, kidney.]
meso·nephric adj.
mesonephros [ˌmɛsəʊˈnɛfrɒs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the middle part of the embryonic kidney in vertebrates, becoming the adult kidney in fishes and amphibians and the epididymis in reptiles, birds, and mammals See also pronephros, metanephros
[New Latin, from meso- + Greek nephros kidney]
mesonephric  adj
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1) In males, the left testicle, or other derivatives of the mesonephros, connect to splenic tissues, usually an accessory spleen.
Splenogonadal fusion by Adeniji, Adejimi O. / Applied Radiology
Each testis was microdissected into 5-7 pieces by cutting along a transverse plane such that each testis included portions of the coelomic epithelium and the region adjacent to the mesonephros.
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The close relationship between the mullerian ducts, which fuse to form the uterus, and the mesonephros during embryologic life supports this proposed origin.
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