There are currently 6 terms in this directory beginning with the letter N.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Institute within the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH), the United State’s medical research agency, which conducts and supports biomedical research.
Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney. A disease of the kidneys haematuria associated with a nephritic syndrome that includes hematuria as its distinguishing component. Other classic symptoms include hypertension, renal insufficiency, volume overload, oedema, and in some cases, proteinuria.
Nephron
The structural and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of a glomerulus enclosed within Bowman's capsule and its attached tubule (consists of proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle and distal convoluted tubule). Urine is formed by filtration in the glomerulus, and selective reabsorption and secretion by cells of the renal tubule.