nephron
noun/ˈnɛfrɒn/
Frequency rank: #19,879 most common English word
Meaning
the basic functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
Example sentence
Each kidney contains millions of tiny structures called nephron, which filter waste from the blood.
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