LOOP OF HENLE


Meaning of LOOP OF HENLE in English

[ 'hɛnli ]

■ noun the part of a kidney tubule from which water and salts are resorbed into the blood.

Origin

C19: named after the German anatomist F. G. J. Henle .

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