Nephron Definition

nĕfrŏn
noun
A single urinary tubule in the vertebrate kidney.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • uriniferous tubule

Other Word Forms of Nephron

Noun

Singular:
nephron
Plural:
nephrons

Origin of Nephron

  • German from Greek nephros kidney

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephros, “kidney").

    From Wiktionary

Nephron Sentence Examples

  • Glomerulus-Plural, glomeruli; a network of capillaries located in the nephron of the kidney where wastes are filtered from the blood.

  • Potassium - Adaptive processes increase potassium secretion in the distal nephron (collecting tubules) and also in the gut.

  • These drugs act by increasing sodium excretion in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron (8).

  • Click image to enlarge Cross section of kidney nephron from rainbow trout naturally infected with Yersinia ruckeri.

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