Malpighian corpuscle

noun Anatomy.

Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole in the spleen.

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Origin of Malpighian corpuscle

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby Malpighian corpuscle

Malpighi, malpighiaceous, malpighian, malpighian body, malpighian capsule, Malpighian corpuscle, Malpighian layer, malpighian pyramid, malpighian stigma, Malpighian tube, Malpighian tubules
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British Dictionary definitions for Malpighian corpuscle

Malpighian corpuscle

Malpighian body

noun

anatomy an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
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Medical definitions for Malpighian corpuscle

malpighian corpuscle

n.

renal corpuscle
Any of numerous small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches in the spleen.malpighian body splenic lymph follicle
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