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PRONUNCIATION OF NEPHRON

nephron  [ˈnɛfrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEPHRON

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determiner
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Nephron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEPHRON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nephron

Nephron

Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. A nephron eliminates wastes from the body, regulates blood volume and blood pressure, controls levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulates blood pH. Its functions are vital to life and are regulated by the endocrine system by hormones such as antidiuretic hormone, aldosterone, and parathyroid hormone. In humans, a normal kidney contains 800,000 to 1.5 million nephrons.

Definition of nephron in the English dictionary

The definition of nephron in the dictionary is any of the minute urine-secreting tubules that form the functional unit of the kidneys.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEPHRON


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
boron
ˈbɔːrɒn
digitron
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn
electron
ɪˈlɛktrɒn
giron
ˈdʒaɪrɒn
Hebron
ˈhɛbrɒn
interferon
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɒn
magnetron
ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn
mellotron
ˈmɛləˌtrɒn
micron
ˈmaɪkrɒn
moron
ˈmɔːrɒn
neuron
ˈnjʊərɒn
neutron
ˈnjuːtrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
oxymoron
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
positron
ˈpɒzɪˌtrɒn
Sharon
ʃəˈrɒn
synchrotron
ˈsɪŋkrəˌtrɒn
tron
trɒn
vigneron
ˈviːnjərɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEPHRON

nephroblastoma
nephroblastomata
nephroid
nephrolepis
nephrological
nephrologist
nephrology
nephropathic
nephropathy
nephropexy
nephroptosis
nephroscope
nephroscopy
nephrosis
nephrostome
nephrotic
nephrotomies
nephrotomy
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxicity

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEPHRON

Aaron
Akron
apron
baron
Byron
Cameron
chevron
environ
erythron
flatiron
Huron
hypaethron
iron
isochron
katabothron
katavothron
marron
patron
Southron
Theron

Synonyms and antonyms of nephron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nephron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEPHRON

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The translations of nephron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nephron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nefrona
570 millions of speakers

English

nephron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेफ्रॉन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كليون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нефрон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

néfrons
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেফ্রোলজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

néphron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nefrologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nephron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネフロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네프론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nefrologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

niệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறுநீரகவியலின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेफ्रोलॉजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nefroloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nefrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nefronu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нефрон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nefronilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεφρώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nefron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nefronet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nevronet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nephron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPHRON»

The term «nephron» is regularly used and occupies the 86.881 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPHRON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nephron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEPHRON»

Discover the use of nephron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nephron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nephron-Sparing Surgery
While laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery may be a more attractive option for treating small, easily accessible kidney tumors, for large tumors this is not always the case.
Krishna Sasidharan, Mark Soloway, 2007
2
Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Successive nephron segments modify the glomerular ultrafiltrate, so that the final urine volume and composition are appropriate for the daily ingested water and solute load. That we are endowed with a surfeit of nephrons, above that needed ...
Robert W. Schrier, 2007
3
Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney
The nephron consists of the metanephric-derived structures, the renal corpuscle, and a lengthy cylindrical epithelial-lined tubular component. The nephron does not, strictly speaking, include the collecting duct, which is ureteric bud derived (33  ...
J. Charles Jennette, 2007
4
Kaplan Anatomy Coloring Book
The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. It is here that material is filtered from the blood; some material is lost in the urine while other material is reabsorbed back into the cardiovascular system. The renal corpuscle ofthe nephron ...
Stephanie Mccann, Eric Wise, 2011
5
The distal nephron in the kidney of fishes
The morphological information with the compilation of literature on renal physiology in fish is relevant for the understanding of the evolution of the vertebrate kidney and serves as a presentation of animal models for the study of basic ...
Hartmut Hentschel, Marlies Elger, 1987
6
Fetal Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Practice
Why. is. nephron. endowment. important? Cardiovascular and renal disease now contribute to more than 40% of all deaths in Western society, a figure expected to increase dramatically in the upcoming decades. Although these diseases have ...
Charles H. Rodeck, Martin J. Whittle, 2009
7
Genetic Diseases of the Kidney
There is little or no documented sodium secretion in the mammalian nephron. Sodium absorption exemplifies a lot of the general properties of absorption along the nephron (Figure 3.17). Both transcellular and paracellular pathways are used  ...
Richard P. Lifton, Stefan Somlo, Gerhard H. Giebisch, 2009
8
Genetic Determinants of Final Nephron Number During Kidney ...
Fetal branching determines final nephron number.
Jacklyn Quinlan, 2007
9
Competition Science Vision
While the arrangements of tubules and ducts that remove wastes differ among vertebrate groups, the kidneys are based on a common functional unit called a nephron. Structure of Human Kidney : The human kidneys are bean-shaped.
10
Analysing Exemplary Science Teaching
Explaining the function of the kidney: how a nephron works The next lesson started with a recall of the key learning objectives from the previous lesson. Students were easily able to recall the gross features of kidney function, and the idea that ...
Steve Alsop, Erminia Pedretti, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEPHRON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nephron is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genome-wide association study of IgA nephropathy using 23 465 …
Kidney diseases enhance expression of tetraspanin-8: a possible protective effect against tubular injury. Nephron Extra 4, 70–81 (2014). «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
“Cell therapy using human iPSC-derived r ...
Transcription factors, Osr1 and Six2 interact synergistically to maintain nephron progenitor status during kidney organogenesis, and the ... «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
3
Election 2016: Jeb Bush Speech Denouncing Lobbyists Was …
Above, Bush answers questions from employees of Nephron Pharmaceutical Co., June 29, 2015, in West Columbia, South Carolina. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
4
Madisonville Complex $580000 Financing. Pedro Juan Vergne …
The form D was filed by Pedro Juan Vergne-Morell COO of D-Nephron Texas General Partner LLC, the GP. The company was incorporated in ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
5
Surgery Remains Top Tx for Small Kidney Tumors
However, only nephron-sparing surgery was associated with a benefit in cancer-specific survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.47; 95% CI, ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
6
Researchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in …
Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/ ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
7
Goldman Sachs bankers are showing Jeb Bush the money
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush answers questions from employees of Nephron Pharmaceutical Company ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
8
Scientists solve breast and ovarian cancer genetic mystery
Credit: Nephron /Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Francis Crick Institute scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK, have solved a decades-old ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
9
Can protein 14-3-3 sigma prevent or kill breast cancer tumors?
Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/ ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
10
Babies born with incurable inherited diseases could soon have …
Micrograph showing ragged red fibers, a finding seen in various types of mitochondrial diseases (Nephron/Creative Commons) However, Dr ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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