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Glomerulus

see synonyms of glomerulus

Noun

1. glomerulus

a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

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Glomerulus

see synonyms of glomerulus
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
1. 
a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule
2. 
any cluster or coil of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, in the body

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Glomerulus

see synonyms of glomerulus
nounWord forms: plural gloˈmeruˌli (gloʊˈmɛrjuˌlaɪ ; glōmerˈyo̅olīˌ)
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

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Glomerulus

see synonyms of glomerulus
n. pl. glo·mer·u·li (-lī)
1. A small cluster or mass of blood vessels or nerve fibers.
2. A tuft of capillaries situated within a Bowman's capsule at the end of a renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney that filters waste products from the blood and thus initiates urine formation.

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