nephron

Noun CEFR B1

ˈnɛ.fɹɒn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolnefrona

Françaisnéphron

DeutschNephron

8 more languages

العربيةكُلْيُون نِيفْرُون وَحْدَة أُنْبُوبِيَّة كُلْوِيَّة

Češtinanefron

Italianonefrone

Portuguêsnéfron nefrónio

Românănefron

Русскийнефрон

ไทยหน่วยไต

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

nephron loop nephronectin nephronophthisis nephropathia nephropathogenesis nephropathogenicity

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