loop of henle

loop of Henle

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noun loop of henle 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. 1
noun loop of henle the long U-shaped section of a nephron in the kidney, where urine is formed 0

before 1880

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1880-85; named after F. G. J. Henle (1809-85), German pathologist

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