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Glomerulus

Glomerulus Meaning & Definition
Glomerulus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glomerulus?

[n] a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation

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See Also | capillary | malpighian body | malpighian corpuscle | renal corpuscle

Glomerulus In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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