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English 1 sense of the word nephron:
NOUNbodynephron, uriniferous tubuleany of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
nephron pronunciation
Soundsneh'fraan
RhymesAbidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...
Englishnephron: 1 sense noun 1, body
MeaningAny of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney.
Synonymuriniferous tubule
Part ofkidneyEither of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
Partsmalpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscleThe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
BroadertubuleA small tube
Spanishnefrona
Catalannefró, nefrona

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