nephron

nephron

See also: néphron

English

Etymology

From 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

Portuguese: néfron m Romanian: nefron (ro) m or n Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: nefrona f Swedish: nefron (sv) n or c