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Definition of Renal corpuscle
1. Noun. The capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron.
Group relationships: Nephron, Uriniferous Tubule
Terms within: Bowman's Capsule, Capsula Glomeruli, Glomerular Capsule, Glomerulus
Generic synonyms: Capsule
Definition of Renal corpuscle
1. Noun. (anatomy) the blood-filtering structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Renal corpuscle
1. The tuft of glomerular capillaries and the capsula glomeruli that encloses it. Synonym: corpusculum renis, malpighian corpuscles. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Renal Corpuscle
Literary usage of Renal corpuscle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory manual and text-book of embryology by Charles William Prentiss (1922)
"Beginning with a renal corpuscle, each tubule forms a proximal convoluted portion,
a 0-shaped loop (of Henle) with descending and ascending limbs, ..."
2. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1904)
"Diagrams Illustrating Successive Stages in Development of the renal corpuscle,
i and 2. Approach of blood-vessel and blind end of tubule ; 3, ..."
3. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"Diagrams Illustrating Successive Stages in Development of the renal corpuscle,
i and 2, Approach of blood-vessel and blind end of tubule ; 3, ..."
4. A Laboratory Text-book of Embryology by Charles Sedgwick Minot (1910)
"The other end of the tubule remains closed and is converted into the renal corpuscle.
The tubule now grows rapidly in length and becomes very irregular in ..."
5. A Text-book of Histology: Arranged Upon an Embryological Basis by Frederic Thomas Lewis, Philipp Stöhr (1913)
"The outer zone of the medulla contains both thick and thin seg- renal corpuscle.
Convoluted tubules. Cortical ray. Interlobular vein. Henle's loop. ..."
6. Human Physiology: An Elementary Text-book with Special Emphasis on Hygiene by John Woodside Ritchie (1915)
"Describe the course of the tubule. In what does a tubule rise ? Describe the
development and structure of a renal corpuscle. ..."
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