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nephron
(nef′rän′, -rən)
noun
a single urinary tubule in the vertebrate kidney
Origin: Ger < Gr nephros: see nephro-
See nephron in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of the numerous filtering units of the vertebrate kidney that remove waste matter from the blood.
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Origin: German
Origin: , from Greek nephros, kidney
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