| glomeruli | <nephrology> Network of tiny blood vessels in the kidneys where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| glomerulitis | Inflammation of a glomerulus, specifically of the renal glomeruli, as in glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsula glomeruli | The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole. Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
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