recta
Americannoun
noun
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In juxtamedullary nephrons, the peritubular capillary network forms a network around the loop of Henle and is called the vasa recta.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Cuando completó su primer maratón, su familia estaba esperándolo en la recta final.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2014
This results in the recovery of NaCl to the circulation via the vasa recta and creates a high osmolar environment in the depths of the medulla.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Now consider what is happening in the adjacent capillaries, the vasa recta.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Dalmat. ad 4.—In benedictionibus congruentior juxta rubricas et ritum videtur modus benedicendi manu recta, et digitis simul unitis et extensis.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 by Various
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