The rat kidney normally contains 32,000 nephrons, the human kidney contains about 1 million (Richard J. Goss).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
-neph — neph·ron; … English syllables
ron — aa·ron·ic; aa·ron·ite; ac·ron; ad·i·aph·o·ron; ad·i·ron·dack; ag·ro·py·ron; ai·le·ron; ak·ron; al·do·bi·u·ron·ic; am·phith·y·ron; an·ti·do·ron; apei·ron; ar·ron·di; ar·ron·disse·ment; as·a·ron; bi·be·ron; bo·di·e·ron; bo·ron; bo·ron·ic;… … English syllables
-nephron — neph·ron … English syllables
nephron — neph·ron … English syllables
nephronophthisis — neph·ron·oph·thi·sis (nef″ron ofґthĭ sis) [nephron + phthisis] wasting disease of the kidney substance … Medical dictionary
nephron — neph•ron [[t]ˈnɛf rɒn[/t]] n. zool. the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and convoluted tubule • Etymology: < GNephron … From formal English to slang
Nephron — A key unit, both anatomically and functionally, of the kidney. * * * A long convoluted tubular structure in the kidney, consisting of the renal corpuscle, the proximal convoluted tubule, the nephronic loop, and the distal … Medical dictionary
meta — meta·autunite; meta·biological; meta·biology; meta·bi·o·sis; meta·bi·ot·ic; meta·bisulfite; meta·bo·li·an; meta·bol·ic; meta·borate; meta·boric; meta·branchial; meta·can·tho·ceph·a·la; meta·car·pa·le; meta·car·po·phalangeal; meta·carpus;… … English syllables
Pronephron — Pronephros Pro*neph ros, Pronephron Pro*neph ron, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? a kidney.] (Anat.) The head kidney. See under {Head}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pronephros — Pro*neph ros, Pronephron Pro*neph ron, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? a kidney.] (Anat.) The head kidney. See under {Head}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
