nephron
pronunciation
How to pronounce nephron in British English:
UK ['nefrɒn]
How to pronounce nephron in American English:
US ['nefrɒn]
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- Noun:
- any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Word Origin
- nephron (n.)
- 1932, from German nephron (1924), from Greek nephros "kidney," from PIE *negwhro- "kidney" (cognates: Latin nefrones, Old Norse nyra, Dutch nier, German Niere "kidney").
Example
- 1. The diagram below represents a nephron from an adult human .
- 2. Each nephron contains a tuft of capillary blood vessels ( glomerulus ) and tiny tubules that lead to larger collecting tubes .
- 3. Long-term results and follow-up of laparoscopic nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma .
- 4. At which part of the nephron is substances useful to the body reabsorbed
- 5. The vital function of the nephron is to remove waste from blood plasma .