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loop of Henle

loop of Henle noun: a loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.

Noun

loop of Henle (plural loops of Henle)

  1. A loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.

loop of Henle meaning in Tamil

loop of Henle in Tamil

சிறுநீரகக் கழல்

Synonyms of loop of Henle

Forms of loop of Henle

pluralloops of Henle

Origin of loop of Henle

Named after its discoverer German physician Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle.

Questions about loop of Henle

What does loop of Henle mean?
Loop of Henle means a loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
What is loop of Henle in Tamil?
Loop of Henle in Tamil is சிறுநீரகக் கழல். See Loop of Henle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loop of Henle?
Loop of Henle is a noun.
What is the plural of loop of Henle?
The plural of loop of Henle is loops of Henle.

Words near loop of Henle in the dictionary

  1. loop invariants
  2. loop jump
  3. loop jumps
  4. loop line
  5. loop lines
  6. loop of Henle
  7. loop off
  8. loop pedal
  9. loop pedals
  10. loop quantum gravity
  11. loop ratio

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loop of Henle (page history and authors); loop of Henle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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