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Nephron vs Renal - What's the difference?

nephron | renal |

As a noun nephron

is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.

As an adjective renal is

pertaining to the kidneys.

nephron

English

Noun

(wikipedia nephron) (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.

    • renal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the kidneys.

    • Synonyms

    * nephric * nephritic

    Derived terms

    * renal corpuscle

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