NEO- 
new ; onyx, nail.]| A soft pad 
of some other mammals, 
to prevent the tearing of the foetal 
membranes during movements o 
the segs also found in the 
ohak (zool.). 
neopallium (né < nee tim) # [Gk 
allium 
area of pallium for impressions of 
tactile, visual, and other senses 
(anat.). 
neoteinia (né’6ti’nia) 2 Sewe NeOS, 
young; éeinein, to stret ch.] The 
state of having development arrested 
to prolong omen tied (dtol.). 
neoteinic = ik) a. [Gk. xeos, 
young ; ob stretch.] Appi. 
Aton hee oes alties of termites 
main —— oped in 
tain respects 
neoteny (nes nt) Nt. “[Gk. NEOS, YOUN ; 
teinein, to stretch.] The peseues of 
larval characters beyond the 
period, or the occurrence oer “adult 
cer- 
characteristics in th rva, ex- 
emplified i phibia (zoo/.). 
al (né’6trépikal) a. [Gk. 
NEOs, YOUN ; Sg turn.] Pert. 
or designa a zoogeographical 
region pansilitog of South America, 
the oe and tropical N orth 
Ameri 
some (ne 6201 i a. [Gk. neos, young ; 
fe.] Pert. the —_ from the 
Sova: to the Abie nt day (pad/.). 
nephric eens Gk. nephros, 
kidney. ] din kidney or 
nephridial ott ial) a. (Gk. nephros, 
ephri 
‘(n&frid’ — n. ie 
aie kidney ; foro. mS 
Pe —— openingofa ae 
Phridium (néfrid’jiim) ~, 
nephros, kidney. 
ol.). 
nef risits) n. plu. [Gk 
nephros, kidn kytos, hollow. ] 
ey; 
Cells in Sponges which secrete 
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waste and then migrate to the 
a of the body to discharge 
nenkeacnaes (néf'rédin'‘ik) @. [Gk. 
nephros, kidney; ods, labour. ] 
Having one duct, serving for both 
excretory and genital purposes 
et (néf'rogén’adikt) 7. 
ney; gonos, off- 
spring; L. ead.] Ex- 
cretory and genital duct in one 
cama (néf’roid) a. [Gk. nephros, 
kidney ; e¢dos, resemblance.] Kid- 
ney-shaped (avatz., z00 
echeskyste (néf’rolit’ ik) [Gk. 
dae kidney ; /yezn, to acct 1 
designating enzymatic 
dae Seiractre to the kidneys 
nephropore eo i. So ere pape 
pas 
nephros (néf’rds) nm. [Gk, nephros, 
idney. k usually the 
—— portion of a kidney 
Sh eof sions réstom) #. ([G 
stoma, mouth.] 
nephros, vs 
The o oe: a a nephridial tubule 
into the coelom or body cavity 
(zool.). 
nephrotome 
into an embryonic excretory organ 
(emé.). 
nervated (nérvatéd) a. [L. mervus, 
sinew.] Having nerves or veins 
bot.). 
nervation (nérva’shiin) 7. [L. —_— 
sinew he di isposition of nerve 
. [L. nervus, sinew.] 
of the numerous grey fibrous 
vein (40 
nerve canal anal for — of 
nerve to the pulp of a tooth (anat.). 
nerve cell,—a ee of 
brain and —_ ciao 
e centre colle oak or nerve 
cells associated with one particular 
function (ghys.). 
