Nephron synonyms
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bowman's capsule glomerulus loop of henle (related)
The functional unit of the kidney, in which waste products are filtered from the blood and urine is produced. The nephron consists of a system of tubules in close association with a network of blood vessels. As fluid that is filtered through the glomerulus of the nephron enters the tubules, its composition is gradually changed by the absorption and secretion of solutes, and it eventually leaves the nephron as urine.
uriniferous tubule
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
tubule (related)
glomerulus (related)
parenchyma (related)
acinus (related)
lobule (related)
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metanephric (related)
mesenchyme (related)
seminiferous (related)
epithelia (related)
Find another word for nephron. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nephron, like: bowman's capsule glomerulus loop of henle, uriniferous tubule, tubule, glomerulus, parenchyma, acinus, lobule, metanephric, mesenchyme, seminiferous and epithelia.