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Noun Concept
Categories: Kidney anatomy
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nephron  uriniferous tubule  collecting tubule  cortical nephron  juxtamedullary glomeruli
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Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney WordNet 3.0
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Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Wikipedia
Microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney Wikidata
The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine. Wiktionary
Basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
tubule
HAS PART
malpighian body
kidney tubule
PART OF
kidney
HAS KIND
juxtamedullary nephron
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
renal cortex
renal medulla
ARTERIAL SUPPLY
afferent arteriole
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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nephron, uriniferous tubule
Wikipedia
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nephron
Wikidata
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nephron
Wiktionary
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nephron
Wikipedia Redirections
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collecting tubule, cortical nephron, juxtamedullary glomeruli, kidney tubule, kidney tubules, Nefron, nephrons, renal tubular, renal tubular system, renal tubule, renal tubules, Structure of Nephrone, tubular cell, tubular cells, Tubule of the nephron, Tubules of the kidney, Tubulo-interstitial, Tubulus renalis, Uriniferous tubule
Wikidata Alias
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nephrons

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