Nephron vs. Ren — What's the Difference?

The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule.

(anatomy) A kidney.

The functional excretory unit of the vertebrate kidney that regulates the amount of water in the body and filters wastes from the blood to produce urine.

(Egyptian mythology) One’s name, as part of the soul in ancient Egyptian mythology.

(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.

See Renne.

Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney

A run.