nephron

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nephron

/ˈnɛ.fɹɒn/ UK
/ˈnɛˌfɹɑn/ US

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From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -on.

noun nephrons

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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noun basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

Español	nefrona
中文	腎單位 /肾单位 shèndānwèi, 腎元 /肾元 shènyuán
Português	néfron, nefrónio
Français	néphron
Deutsch	Nephron
Italiano	nefrone
Română	nefron
Русский	нефрон nefron
العربية	وَحْدَة أُنْبُوبِيَّة كُلْوِيَّة, كُلْيُون kulyūn, نِيفْرُون nefron, nefrōn

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@misc{nephron_2026,
  title = {nephron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nephron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}