Word: nephron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: neph
ron
Definition: The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
Morphemes:
Affix: nephron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεφρός
Language: grc
Decoded: nephros
Meaning: kidney
Affix: -on
Language: en
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .