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Wolffian body

noun

, Embryology.
  1. the mesonephros.


Wolffian body

/ ˈvɒlfɪən /

noun

  1. embryol another name for mesonephros
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wolffian body1

1835–45; named after Kaspar Friedrich Wolff; -ian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wolffian body1

C19: named after K. F. Wolff (1733–94), German embryologist

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