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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\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.
| Pronunciation: | glow'meryûlus | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation | ||
| See Also: | capillary, malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle | ||
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| Definition: | \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.
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