Definition
Simple excretory organs found in many invertebrates that filter waste products from body fluids and regulate water balance. They typically consist of a ciliated funnel that collects waste and a tubule that carries it to the outside.
Etymology
From Greek 'nephros' meaning 'kidney' and the diminutive suffix '-idium,' coined in the 19th century. The term was created to describe these kidney-like structures in invertebrates, emphasizing their functional similarity to vertebrate kidneys despite their simpler structure.
Kelly Says
Nephridia are evolution's first draft of the kidney - they solved the same waste removal problem millions of years before vertebrates appeared! Some animals like earthworms have hundreds of these tiny 'kidneys,' with a pair in nearly every body segment.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንፍሪዲያ
n-frie-dee-ya
ARالعربية
قنوات الكلى (قنوات الكلى)
qanawat al-kidni
BNবাংলা
নেফ্রিডিয়া
neh-frie-dee-ya
CACatalà
nefrídies
neh-frie-dees
CSČeština
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-ya
DADansk
nyrekanaler
nyre-ka-na-ler
ELΕλληνικά
νεφρίδια
neh-frie-dee-a
ESEspañol
nefridias
neh-free-dee-as
FAفارسی
نفریدی
neh-frie-dee
FISuomi
nefridi
neh-frie-dee
FRFrançais
néphridies
neh-frie-dee
GUGU
નેફ્રીડિયા
neh-frie-dee-ya
HAHA
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
HEעברית
νεפרידים
neh-frie-dim
HIहिन्दी
नेफ्रिडिया
neh-frie-dee-ya
HUMagyar
nefridiák
neh-frie-dee-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
IGIG
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
ITItaliano
nefridi
neh-frie-dee
KKKK
nefridialar
neh-frie-dee-lar
KO한국어
신장관 (신장관)
sin-jang-gwan
MRMR
नेफ्रिडिया
neh-frie-dee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
MYမြန်မာ
အူကျောင်း
a-oo-kya-ng
NLNederlands
nierenbuisjes
ne-ren-bue-is-jes
NONorsk
nyrekanaler
nyre-ka-na-ler
PAPA
ਨੇਫ੍ਰਿਡੀਆ
neh-frie-dee-ya
PTPortuguês
nefrídias
neh-free-dee-as
RORomână
nefridii
neh-frie-dee
RUРусский
нефридии
nef-ree-dee-ee
SVSvenska
nefridier
neh-frie-dee-er
SWKiswahili
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
TAதமிழ்
நீர்ப்பை
neer-pai
TEతెలుగు
నీర్గర్భాలు
neer-garbha-alu
TLTL
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
TRTürkçe
nefridiyler
neh-frie-dee-ler
UKУкраїнська
нефридії
neh-frie-dee-i
URاردو
نفریدی
neh-frie-dee
VITiếng Việt
nhiên đới
nhien-dway
YOYO
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a
ZH中文
肾小管 (shèn xiǎo guǎn)
shen xiao guan
ZUZU
nefridia
neh-frie-dee-a