- loop of Hen|le
- loop of Hen|le «HEHN lee»,= Henle's loop. (Cf. ↑Henle's loop)
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loop of Hen|le
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loop of Henle — loop of Hen·le hen lē n the U shaped part of a vertebrate nephron that lies between and is continuous with the proximal and distal convoluted tubules, that leaves the cortex of the kidney descending into the medullary tissue and then bending back … Medical dictionary
loop of Henle — loop′ of Hen′le [[t]ˈhɛn li[/t]] n. anat. the part of a kidney tubule that loops from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney • Etymology: 1880–85; after F. G. J. Henle (1809–85), German pathologist … From formal English to slang
Hen|le's loop — «HEHN leez», a U shaped loop formed by a tubule conveying urine when it enters the inner layer of the kidney and then turns around to pass up again into the outer layer of the kidney; loop of Henle. ╂[< F. G. J. Henle, 1809 1885, a German… … Useful english dictionary
loop of Henle — /hen lee/, Anat. the part of a nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules that extends, in a loop, from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney. Also called Henle s loop. [1880 85; named after F. G. J. Henle (1809 85), German… … Universalium
loop of Henle — [hen′lē] n. pl. loops of Henle the long U shaped section of a nephron in the kidney, where urine is formed … English World dictionary
Henle ampulla loop etc. — Hen·le ampulla, loop, etc. (henґle) [Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German anatomist, 1809–1885] see under fiber, gland, layer, membrane, and reaction, and see ampulla ductus deferentis, ansa nephroni, falx inguinalis, and spina suprameatica … Medical dictionary
Henle's loop — Hen′le s loop′ [[t]ˈhɛn liz[/t]] n. anat. loop of Henle • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
Henle's loop — /hen leez/. See loop of Henle. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
Heath Hen — Taxobox name = Heath Hen status = EX extinct = 1932 image caption = Stuffed specimen at Boston Museum of Science regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Tetraonidae genus = Tympanuchus species = T. cupido… … Wikipedia
loopof Henle — loop of Hen·le (hĕnʹlē) n. The segment of the nephron of a vertebrate kidney that is situated between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. It plays a role in the transport of ions and water and the concentrating of urine. [After… … Universalium
