glomerulus
[ gloh-mer-yuh-luh s, gluh- ]
/ gloʊˈmɛr yə ləs, glə- /
noun, plural glo·mer·u·li [gloh-mer-yuh-lahy, gluh-] /gloʊˈmɛr yəˌlaɪ, glə-/. Anatomy.
a compact cluster of capillaries.
Also called Malpighian tuft. a tuft of convoluted capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain substances from the blood before it flows into the convoluted tubule.
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Origin of glomerulus
OTHER WORDS FROM glomerulus
glo·mer·u·lar, adjectiveWords nearby glomerulus
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Example sentences from the Web for glomerular
The glomerular capsules are much distended, and numerous leucocytes are discernible throughout the organ.
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British Dictionary definitions for glomerular
glomerulus
/ (ɡlɒˈmɛrʊləs) /
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule
any cluster or coil of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, in the body
Derived forms of glomerulus
glomerular, adjectiveWord Origin for glomerulus
C18: from New Latin, diminutive of glomus ball
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Medical definitions for glomerular (1 of 2)
glomerular
[ glō-mĕr′yə-lər ]
adj.
Relating to or affecting a glomerulus or the glomeruli.
Medical definitions for glomerular (2 of 2)
glomerulus
[ glō-mĕr′yə-ləs ]
n. pl. glo•mer•u•li (-lī′)
A small cluster or intertwined mass.
A tuft of capillaries situated within a Bowman's capsule at the end of a renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney that filters waste products from the blood and thus initiates urine formation.
The twisted secretory portion of a sweat gland.
A nerve ending consisting of a cluster of dendritic ramifications and axon terminals surrounded by a glial sheath.
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Scientific definitions for glomerular
glomerulus
[ glō-mĕr′yə-ləs ]
Plural glomeruli (glō-mĕr′yə-lī′)
A knot of highly permeable capillaries located within the Bowman's capsule of a nephron. Waste products are filtered from the blood in the glomerulus, initiating the process of urine formation.
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