- glomerulus of kidney
- malpighian glomerulus glomerulus renis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
glomerulus of kidney
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Glomerulus — Glo*mer u*lus, n.; pl. {Glomeruli}. [NL., dim. of L. glomus. See 3d {Glome}.] (Anat.) The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glomerulus — [glō mer′yo͞o ləs] n. pl. glomeruli [glō mer′yo͞olī΄] [ModL: see GLOMERULE] any cluster or structure of blood vessels or nerves; esp., any of the tiny clusters of capillaries in the kidney which act as filters, initiating the formation of urine… … English World dictionary
Glomerulus — A tiny ball shaped structure in the kidney composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine. The glomerulus is one of the key structures that make up the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney … Medical dictionary
Glomerulus (olfaction) — This article is about the structure in the olfactory bulb. For the structure in the kidney, see Glomerulus. Glomerulus (olfaction) Coronal section of olfactory bulb … Wikipedia
Kidney — One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary… … Medical dictionary
glomerulus — (plural glomeruli)) the network of capillaries within Bowman s capsule of the kidney tubule. The network filters water and nitrogenous wastes from the blood … Dictionary of ichthyology
