Get to know Nephron better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like tubule.
Nephron meaning
The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
Synonyms of Nephron
Using Nephron
- The main meaning on this page is: The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
- Useful related words include: uriniferous tubule, tubule.
- In the example corpus, nephron often appears in combinations such as: the nephron.
Context around Nephron
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nephron
- In this selection, "nephron" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, increased, tubular and dysfunction stand out and add context to how "nephron" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although the nephron often has and kidney or nephron dysfunction caused. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nephron" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nephron
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
ADH causes a reabsorption of water from the lumen of the nephron to the extracellular fluid osmotically. (17 words)
About 99% of this filtrate is reabsorbed as it passes through the nephron and the remaining 1% becomes urine. (19 words)
Over time the BUN:Cr will decrease due to tubule epithelial damage. citation The increased nephron tubular pressure causes increased reabsorption of urea, elevating it abnormally relative to creatinine. (29 words)
The latter feature is due to the presence of elongated loops of Henle ; these are much shorter in birds, and not truly present in other vertebrates (although the nephron often has a short intermediate segment between the convoluted tubules). (39 words)
The second common type of DI is nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), which is due to kidney or nephron dysfunction caused by an insensitivity of the kidneys or nephrons to ADH. (30 words)
Over time the BUN:Cr will decrease due to tubule epithelial damage. citation The increased nephron tubular pressure causes increased reabsorption of urea, elevating it abnormally relative to creatinine. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
About 99% of this filtrate is reabsorbed as it passes through the nephron and the remaining 1% becomes urine.
ADH causes a reabsorption of water from the lumen of the nephron to the extracellular fluid osmotically.
Over time the BUN:Cr will decrease due to tubule epithelial damage. citation The increased nephron tubular pressure causes increased reabsorption of urea, elevating it abnormally relative to creatinine.
The latter feature is due to the presence of elongated loops of Henle ; these are much shorter in birds, and not truly present in other vertebrates (although the nephron often has a short intermediate segment between the convoluted tubules).
The second common type of DI is nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), which is due to kidney or nephron dysfunction caused by an insensitivity of the kidneys or nephrons to ADH.
Common combinations with nephron
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: