Definition of loop of Henle
:the U-shaped part of the nephron of birds and mammals that lies between and is continuous with the proximal and distal convoluted tubules and that functions in water resorption
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Origin and Etymology of loop of henle
French G. J. Henle †1885 German pathologist
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loop of Hen·le
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medical Definition of loop of Henle
:the U-shaped part of a vertebrate nephron that lies between and is continuous with the proximal and distal convoluted tubules, that leaves the cortex of the kidney descending into the medullary tissue and then bending back and reentering the cortex, and that functions in water resorption — called also
Henle's loop
Biographical Note for loop of henle
F. G. J. Henle — see henle's layer
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