glomerulus
glo·mer·u·lus / glōˈmeryələs/ • n. (pl. -li / -ˌlī/ ) Anat. & Biol. a cluster of nerve endings, spores, or small blood vessels, in particular: ∎ a cluster of capillaries around the end of a kidney tubule, where waste products are filtered from the blood.DERIVATIVES: glo·mer·u·lar / -lər/ adj.
glomerulus
glomerulus (pl. glomeruli) A tangled mass of blood capillaries enclosed by the cup-shaped end (Bowman's capsule) of a kidney tubule (see nephron). Fluid is filtered from these capillaries into the Bowman's capsule and down the nephron (see glomerular filtrate).
glomerulus
glomerulus (glom-e-roo-lŭs) n. (pl. glomeruli)
1. the network of blood capillaries contained within the cuplike end (Bowman's capsule) of a nephron. It is the site of primary filtration of waste products from the blood into the kidney tubule.
2. any other small rounded mass.
—glomerular adj.
1. the network of blood capillaries contained within the cuplike end (Bowman's capsule) of a nephron. It is the site of primary filtration of waste products from the blood into the kidney tubule.
2. any other small rounded mass.
—glomerular adj.
glomerulus
glomerulus A structure composed of a leaky arterial capillary bundle encapsulated in a Bowman’s capsule at the end of a nephron.
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