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a body that forms the beginning of a nephron, consisting of a glomerulus surrounded by the glomerular capsule (an expanded portion of the renal tubule). Called also malpighian corpuscle of kidney.Medical dictionary. 2011.
renal corpuscle — n. MALPIGHIAN BODY (sense 2) * * * ▪ anatomy also called malpighian body filtration unit of vertebrate nephrons, functional units of the kidney. It consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double walled capsule… … Universalium
renal corpuscle — n. MALPIGHIAN BODY (sense 2) … English World 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
renal corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑malpighian corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule … Useful english dictionary
renal corpuscle — noun the blood filtering structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and a Bowmans capsule. Syn: kidney corpuscle, Malpighian corpuscle, Malpighian body … Wiktionary
renal corpuscle — the kidney unit consisting of a glomerulus in a Bowman s capsule … Dictionary of ichthyology
tubular pole of renal corpuscle — urinary p. of renal corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Renal column — Kidney 1 … Wikipedia
Renal pyramids — 1. Renal pyramid 2. Efferent artery 3. Renal artery 4. Renal vein 5. Renal hilum 6. Renal pelvis 7. Ureter 8 … Wikipedia
vascular pole of renal corpuscle — vascular pole of renal glomerulus the end of the corpuscle and glomerulus where afferent arterioles enter and efferent arterioles exit … Medical dictionary
