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Noun: nephron  'ne,frón
  1. Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
    "Each nephron filters blood to produce urine";
    - uriniferous tubule

Derived forms: nephrons

Type of: tubule

Part of: kidney

Encyclopedia: Nephron