capsule of glomerulus

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• Glomerulus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glomerulus renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = Metanephric blastema System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph …   Wikipedia

• Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… …   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

• 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

• glomerulus — noun (plural glomeruli) Etymology: New Latin, glomerulus, glomerule, diminutive of Latin glomer , glomus ball; akin to Latin globus globe Date: 1856 a small convoluted or intertwined mass; especially a tuft of capillaries at the point of origin… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glomerulus — (plural glomeruli)) the network of capillaries within Bowman s capsule of the kidney tubule. The network filters water and nitrogenous wastes from the blood …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• glomerulus — glomerular, adj. /gloh mer yeuh leuhs, gleuh /, n., pl. glomeruli / luy /. Anat. 1. a compact cluster of capillaries. 2. Also called Malpighian tuft. a tuft of convoluted capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain… …   Universalium

• glomerulus — 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 …   The new mediacal dictionary

• glomerular capsule — n BOWMAN S CAPSULE * * * capsule of glomerulus capsula glomeruli …   Medical dictionary

• renal glomerulus — glomerulus renis a globular tuft formed by capillaries in the kidney, the site of the filtration barrier between the blood and the kidney; it projects into the expanded end of a renal tubule, and together with its surrounding capsule (glomerular… …   Medical dictionary

• Bowman's capsule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Bowman s capsule Latin = capsula glomeruli GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1222 Caption = Glomerulus. (Bowman s capsule not labeled, but visible at top.) Caption2 = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Precursor =… …   Wikipedia