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collecting duct

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A tube in the kidney that gathers filtered fluid from many nephrons and adjusts how much water is reabsorbed before urine is formed.

"Hormones control how much water the collecting duct reabsorbs, which is why urine becomes more concentrated when you're dehydrated."