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GLOMERULUS
glomerulus
(noun) a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glomerulus (plural glomeruli)
(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
(anatomy) A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
Source: Wiktionary
Glo*mer"u*lus, n.; pl. Glomeruli. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. glomus. See 3d Glome.] (Anat.)
Definition: The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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