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English noun: nephron

1. nephron (body) any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney


Synonymsuriniferous tubule


Broader (hypernym)tubule


Part holonymmalpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle


Part meronymkidney









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