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nephron definition

neph·ron (nef′rän′, -rən)

noun

a single urinary tubule in the vertebrate kidney

Etymology: Ger < Gr nephros: see nephro-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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