Bowman's capsule

[ boh-muhnz ]

/ ˈboʊ mənz /

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noun Anatomy.

a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.

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Origin of Bowman's capsule

1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon

Words nearby Bowman's capsule

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How to use Bowman's capsule in a sentence

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Medical definitions for Bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule

[ bō′mənz ]

A double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water.malpighian capsule

Scientific definitions for Bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule

[ bō′mənz ]

A cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Bowman's capsule is named after its identifier, English physician and physiologist, Sir William Bowman (1816-1892).