NephronWordNet Explorer
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noun
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Words in this synset: uriniferous_tubule
noun
a small tube
noun
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
noun
the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron