loop of Henle


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
loop of Henle /ˈhɛnli/
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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