#nephron__uriniferous_tubule__uriniferoustubule  any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
  supertype:  tubule  a small tube
  part of:  kidney
  part:  malpighian_body__malpighian_corpuscle__renal_corpuscle__renalcorpuscle  the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
     part:  Bowman's_capsule__glomerular_capsule__capsula_glomeruli__capsulaglomeruli  thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
     part:  glomerulus  a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation

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