distal convoluted tubule

noun

The section of the nephron in the kidney that connects the loop of Henle to the collecting duct system.

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Meanings

noundistal convoluted tubule (plural distal convoluted tubules)

plural distal convoluted tubules

  1. anatomyThe section of the nephron in the kidney that connects the loop of Henle to the collecting duct system.
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