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Latin
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. See also Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) and German Niere (“kidney”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nefrōnēs m pl (genitive nefrōnum); third declension
- (anatomy) testicles, in the dialect of Praeneste
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
Related terms
References
- nefrones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Noun
nefrones
- plural of nefrón