nephron

nephron (nef´ron)

A long convoluted tubular structure in the kidney, consisting of the renal corpuscle, the proximal convoluted tubule, the nephronic loop, and the distal convoluted tubule. See also uriniferous tubule. [G. nephros, kidney]

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