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nephron

neph·ron
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nef-ron]
    • /ˈnɛf rɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nef-ron]
    • /ˈnɛf rɒn/

Definitions of nephron word

  • noun nephron the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules. 1
  • noun nephron Each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine. 1
  • noun nephron any of the minute urine-secreting tubules that form the functional unit of the kidneys 0
  • noun nephron a single urinary tubule in the vertebrate kidney 0
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Origin of nephron

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; < German; alteration of Greek nephrós kidney

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Parts of speech for Nephron

noun
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nephron popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • bowman's capsule

    a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.

  • collecting tubule

    the part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney.

  • convoluted tubule

    a portion of the nephron in the kidney that functions in concentrating urine and in maintaining salt, water, and sugar balance.

  • glomerulus

    a compact cluster of capillaries.

  • loop of henle

    the part of a nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules that extends, in a loop, from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney.

  • malpighian corpuscle

    Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
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