Associations to the word «Nephron»
Noun
- Kidney
- Filtration
- Duct
- Urine
- Sodium
- Collecting
- Secretion
- Potassium
- Capsule
- Bowman
- Electrolyte
- Cortex
- Cyst
- Loop
- Tuft
- Glucose
- Fluid
- Chloride
- Hypertension
- Vertebrate
- Filter
- Bladder
- Segment
- Plasma
- Waste
- Kinase
- Absorption
- Calcium
- Limb
- Ion
- Colon
- Abnormality
- Membrane
- Subunit
- Hormone
- Blood
- Syndrome
- Receptor
- Gland
- Na
- Vitamin
- Cell
- Diabetes
- Tube
- Mammal
- Flow
- Component
- Function
- Mutation
- Failure
- Concentration
- Decrease
- Tumor
- Protein
- Defect
- Tissue
- Increase
- Transport
- Pressure
- Portion
- Mechanism
- Disorder
- Molecule
- Unit
- Organ
- Damage
Adjective
Wiktionary
NEPHRON, noun. (anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
Dictionary definition
NEPHRON, noun. Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney.
Wise words
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