Distal convoluted tubule
System
Urinary
SNOMED CT
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Distal convoluted tubule
Definition
The first segment of the nephron lying just downstream from the loop of Henle, immediately after the macula densa.
Also known as distal convoluted renal tubule, tubulus contortus distalis — per UBERON
The Distal convoluted tubule is a part of the Urinary.