Bowman's capsule
[ boh-muh nz ]
/ ˈboʊ mənz /
noun Anatomy.
a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
RELATED CONTENT
What’s The #’s Real Name?How do we currently use the # symbol? On Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, you tag your friends with the @ symbol and you tag topics with the #. If you see something that says “#WordoftheDay,” the tweet or post has something to do with Word of the Day. And, once you click on that marked topic, you’ll likely see all public posts about it. It’s a …
Compare Malpighian corpuscle.
Origin of Bowman's capsule
1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Word Origin and History for bowman's capsule
Bowman's capsule
1882, named for English surgeon William Bowman (1816-1892).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for bowman's capsule
Bowman's capsule
[ bō′mənz ]
n.
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
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Science 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).
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.