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Specialty Definition: HENLE

Domain	Definition
Health	In the region of the macula lutea, the horizontally directed fibers of the rods and cones located in the outer molecular layer. (references)
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Common Expressions: HENLE

Expressions	Definition
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle	Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (b. July 9, 1809, Fürth; d. May 13, 1885), was a German physician, pathologist and anatomist, discoverer of the loop of Henle in the kidney. (references)
Fritz Henle	Fritz Henle (1909 - 1993) was a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square format film used in the Rolleiflex camera. (references)
Loop of Henle	The loop of Henle is a section of the nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule in the kidney. It is named after its discoverer, F. G. J. Henle. The loop has a hairpin bend in the medulla. Its primary function uses a countercurrent mechanism in the medulla to reabsorb water and ions from the urine. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: HENLE

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Fiber layer of Henle	Medicine	In the region of macula lutea, the horizontally directed fibers of the rods and cones located in the outer molecular layer. Source: European Union. (references)
Henle fibers	Medicine	Long S-shaped rod and cone fibers in the region of the macula lutea which enter the outer molecular layer of the retina and collectively form the fiber layer of Henle. Source: European Union. (references)
Henle glands	Medicine	Crypts of the palbebral conjunctiva between the tarsus and the fornix in both the upper and the lower eyelids, probably nonsecretory. Source: European Union. (references)
Loop of Henle	Health	The U-shaped portion of the nephron consisting of a descending limb and an ascending limb situated between the proximal kidney tubules and the distal kidney tubules. (references)
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Extended Definition: HENLE

Henle

Henle can refer to:

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist, discoverer of the "loop of Henle" in the kidney
Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square format film used in the Rolleiflex camera
Raymond Henle, director of the Herbert Hoover Oral History Program
G. Henle Verlag, German publishing house of sheetmusic

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Topics by Level of Interest: HENLE
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)		Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Loop of Henle	12		Ascending limb of loop of Henle	2
Moritz Henle	11		Crypts of Henle	3
Thick ascending limb of loop of Henle	10		Descending limb of loop of Henle	10
Descending limb of loop of Henle	10		Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle	8
Thin ascending limb of loop of Henle	9		Fritz Henle	2
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle	8		G. Henle Verlag	5
G. Henle Verlag	5		Henle	2
Robert A. Henle	3		Loop of Henle	12
Crypts of Henle	3		Moritz Henle	11
Fritz Henle	2		Robert A. Henle	3
Henle	2		Thick ascending limb of loop of Henle	10
Ascending limb of loop of Henle	2		Thin ascending limb of loop of Henle	9
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Translations: HENLE

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Deutsch	Henlesch (Henle). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Henle. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Henlesch (Henle). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Henle. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Henlesch (Henle). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Henle. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Henlesch (Henle). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Henle. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Henle” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	Enlehay (Henle). Additional references: Pig Latin, Henle. (volunteer)
Terran B	Henlesc (Henle). Additional references: Terran B, Henle. (volunteer)
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