"loop of Henle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loops of Henle [plural]
Etymology: Named after its discoverer, the German anatomist Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle. Head templates: {{en-noun|loops of Henle}} loop of Henle (plural loops of Henle)
  1. (anatomy) A loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule. Wikipedia link: loop of Henle Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: Henle loop, Henle's loop
    Sense id: en-loop_of_Henle-en-noun-pr2j0lDo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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