- malpighian corpuscle of kidney
- renal c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
malpighian corpuscle of kidney
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malpighian corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑renal corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule … Useful english dictionary
Malpighian corpuscle — Anat. 1. Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman s capsule. 2. a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole… … Universalium
Malpighian corpuscle — (Anatomy) minute capsule connected to a tubule in the kidney; nodule of lymphatic tissue in the spleen … English contemporary dictionary
Malpighian body — or Malpighian corpuscle n. 1. any nodule of lymphatic tissue in the spleen 2. any of a number of small masses of blood vessels in the kidney, enclosed by a capsule that is an enlargement of the end of a tubule through which urine passes * * * … Universalium
Malpighian body — or Malpighian corpuscle n. 1. any nodule of lymphatic tissue in the spleen 2. any of a number of small masses of blood vessels in the kidney, enclosed by a capsule that is an enlargement of the end of a tubule through which urine passes … English World dictionary
kidney corpuscle — noun : malpighian corpuscle * * * kidney corpuscle, = renal corpuscle. (Cf. ↑renal corpuscle) … Useful english dictionary
kidney corpuscle. — See Malpighian corpuscle. * * * … Universalium
kidney corpuscle. — See Malpighian corpuscle … Useful english dictionary
renal corpuscle — n the part of a nephron that consists of Bowman s capsule with its included glomerulus called also Malpighian body, Malpighian corpuscle * * * a body that forms the beginning of a nephron, consisting of a glomerulus surrounded by the glomerular… … Medical dictionary
Renal corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = corpusculum renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein =… … Wikipedia
