Henle's loop
[ hen-leez ]
/ ˈhɛn liz /
noun
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Origin of Henle's loop
First recorded in 1880–85
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Henle's loop
/ (ˈhɛnlɪz) /
noun
anatomy See loop 1 (def. 10b)
Word Origin for Henle's loop
C19: named after F. G. J. Henle (1809–85), German anatomist
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Henle's loop
n.
nephronic loop
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