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Nephron Moderate

Nephron has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney

2

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tubule
Rhyming Words
ron aron eron tron iron fron pron kron bron pyron boron miron enron doron meron jaron varon yoron myron maron
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