Malpighian glomerulus

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• glomerulus of kidney — malpighian glomerulus glomerulus renis …   Medical dictionary

• malpighian body — n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Malpighian capsule — malpighian body malpighian body n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• malpighian corpuscle — malpighian body malpighian body n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian capsule}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Malpighian body — n RENAL CORPUSCLE also MALPIGHIAN CORPUSCLE (2) * * * the part of a nephron comprising the blood capillaries of the glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman s capsule. M. Malpighi (1628 94), Italian anatomist …   Medical dictionary

• Glomerulus — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def. 2). [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

• malpighian corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑renal corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule …   Useful english dictionary

• Glomerulus — A tiny ball shaped structure in the kidney composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine. The glomerulus is one of the key structures that make up the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney …   Medical dictionary

• malpighian body — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian corpuscle, ↑renal corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule …   Useful english dictionary

• malpighian tuft — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : glomerulus * * * glomerulus (def. 2). [1840 50] * * * Malpighian tuft, a tuft of capillaries in the kidney …   Useful english dictionary