urinogenital ridge

noun

uri·​no·​genital ridge

¦yu̇rənō+...-

: a pair of dorsolateral mesodermal ridges in the vertebrate embryo out of which the urogenital organs are developed

Word History

Etymology

urinogenital from urin- + genital

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