Term: nephron: any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: caul: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: puck: a mischievous sprite of English folklore
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: catananche: any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: jump rope: a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: orientation: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: columbarium: a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: steatorrhea: the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: test drive: test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: unsatisfactoriness: the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable
Broader: tubule: a small tube | Unrelated: pulse-time modulation: modulation of the time between successive pulses