glomerulus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
glomerulus
n.
cluster of small blood vessels (Anatomy)
Glomerulus
Glomerulus is a common term used in
anatomy to describe globular structures of entwined vessels, fibers, or neurons.
Glomerulus is the
diminutive of the
Latin glomus, meaning "ball of yarn".
glomerulus
Noun
1. a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
(hypernym) capillary, capillary vessel
(part-holonym) malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle
Glomerulus
(n.)
The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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glomerulus (glo-MEHR-yoo-lus)
a tiny set of looping blood vessels in the kidney where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed.
