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Definition of Glomerulus

1. Noun. A small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation.

Definition of Glomerulus

1. n. The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.

Definition of Glomerulus

1. Noun. (anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine ¹

2. Noun. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glomerulus

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Medical Definition of Glomerulus

1. One of the structures which comprise the nephron (functional unit) in the kidney. The glomerulus is composed of capillary blood vessels which are actively involved in the filtration of the blood. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glomerulus

Literary usage of Glomerulus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1880)
"(2) ADAM SEDGWICK, BA, On the development of the structure known as the 'glomerulus of the head-kidney' in the chick. In a paper by Mr Balfour and myself in ..."

2. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1881)
"20, 21), and the glomerulus almost completely fills it and projects beyond it into the ... 21 there was seen a fairly well-developed internal glomerulus. ..."

3. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"THE glomerulus OF THE KIDNEY It was pointed out by Tammann (1896) that, if the arterial pressure exceeds the osmotic pressure of the blood colloids, ..."

4. Studies from the Morphological Laboratory in the University of Cambridge by Francis Maitland Balfour, Adam Sedgwick (1880)
"The following description is taken from that paper: " In the chick the glomerulus is paired and consists of a vascular outgrowth or ridge projecting into ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1847)
"In Mr Bowman's representation of the renal texture, a misconception has accordingly happened by this, that the capsule of the glomerulus and the expanded ..."

6. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1902)
"... showing the formation of a band of new connective tissue between the glomerulus and Bowman's capsu'e. ..."

7. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"the glomerulus, which fills the cavity of the beginning of the tubules, and is only covered by thin, scaly'epithelial cells, and thus separated from the ..."

8. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1888)
"glomerulus of human Wolffian body, seventh week, showing the commencement of the development of capillaries in the glomerulus, the formation of the ..."

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