distal convoluted tubule
distal convoluted tubule
nounDefinition of DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE
: the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and that is concerned especially with the concentration of urine
First Known Use of DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE
circa 1901
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