glomerulus

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

capillary capillary vessel

Related terms

glomerule glomerulation glomerulate

Derivatives

glomeruli

Examples

Each glomerulus has a mossy fiber rosette at its center, and up to 20 granule cell dendritic claws contacting it. Source: Internet

At these elevated levels, angiotensin II also constricts the afferent arteriole into the glomerulus in addition to the efferent arteriole it normally constricts. Source: Internet

The afferent arterioles form the glomerulus (network of capillaries enclosed in Bowman's capsule ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glomerulose glomerulotubular glomerulous glomery glomic glommed