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Wolffian duct
The duct from the mesonephros in vertebrates. In fish and amphibians, it forms the urinary duct in females and the genitourinary duct in males.
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The second excretory organ formed in the embryo, caudal to the pronephros. The pronephric ducts become mesonephric or Wolffian ducts. This kidney is fully functional in adult amphibians and fish.
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mesonephros The middle of three pairs of embryonic renal organs in vertebrates. Functional kidney of fishes and amphibians; its collecting duct is a Wolffian duct. Adj., mesonephric.
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