adjective
- relating to or being the most anterior of the three pairs of embryonic kidneys in vertebrates
Usage: anatomy; embryology
Examples
- The pronephric kidney is the first to develop in vertebrate embryos.
- Pronephric tubules appear early in embryonic development.
- The pronephric duct extends from the developing kidney to the cloaca.
- In fish, the pronephric kidney may persist into adulthood.
- Pronephric development precedes the formation of the mesonephros.
- The pronephric system is temporary in most vertebrates.