"a filtration unit of the kidney," 1932, from German nephron (1924), from Greek nephros "kidney" (see nephro-).
nephridium
nephritis
nephro-
nephrolithiasis
nephrology
nephron
nepotism
Neptune
Neptunian
neptunium
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