nephron

See also: néphron

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”).

Noun

nephron (plural nephrons)

1. (anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.

Derived terms

• nephronal / nephronic
• pronephron

Translations

basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

• Czech: nefron m
• Finnish: nefroni (fi)
• French: néphron (fr) m
• German: Nephron (de) n
• Hungarian: nefron
• Italian: nefrone (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: néfron m
• Romanian: nefron (ro) m or n
• Russian: нефрон (ru) m (nefron)
• Spanish: nefrona f
• Swedish: nefron (sv) n or c
• Thai: หน่วยไต (nùai-dtai)