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Word: Nephron
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: via German from Greek nephros ‘kidney’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɛfrɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine.
Short Definition:each of functional units in kidney, consisting of glomerulus and its associated tubule
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