nephridium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ne*phrid"i*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. gr. of the kidneys.
Wordforms
plural Nephridia
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's larva.

Webster 1913