Malpighian corpuscle
nounAnatomy.
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.
Origin of Malpighian corpuscle
1First recorded in 1840–50
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British Dictionary definitions for Malpighian corpuscle
Malpighian corpuscle
noun
anatomy an encapsulated cluster of capillaries at the end of each urine-secreting tubule of the kidney
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