Term mesonephros

A kidney formed of nephric tubules arising in the middle region of the nephric ridge; a transient embryonic stage that replaces the pronephros, but is itself replaced by the adult metanephros (in mammals; in fishes and amphibians it is the adult kidney).

Local Unique Identifier
0000038
Synonym
mesonephric kidney (RELATED)
Parts
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0000529