Definitions for glomerulus
gloʊˈmɛr yə ləs, glə-; -ˌlaɪglomeru·lus

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1. glomerulusnoun

   a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

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1. glomerulusnoun

   A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine

2. glomerulusnoun

   Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

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1. Glomerulus

   Glomerulus () is a common term used in anatomy to describe globular structures of entwined vessels, fibers, or neurons. Glomerulus is the diminutive of the Latin glomus, meaning "ball of yarn".

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1. glomerulus

   A glomerulus is a network of tiny blood vessels, or capillaries, located in the kidney at the beginning of a nephron, which is the basic unit of kidney function. This structure plays an essential role in the process of filtering blood, removing excess wastes and fluids, and forming urine. In broader biology, the term may also refer to any cluster-like formation of nerves, cells, or other microstructures.

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1. Glomerulusnoun

   the bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney

2. Etymology: [NL., dim. of L. glomus. See 3d Glome.]

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1. Glomerulus

   In the kidney, a tubular structure called the nephron filters blood to form urine. At the beginning of the nephron, the glomerulus is a network of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood. The glomerulus is surrounded by Bowman's capsule. The blood is filtered through the capillaries of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule. The Bowman's capsule empties the filtrate into a tubule that is also part of the nephron. A glomerulus receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal circulation. Unlike most other capillary beds, the glomerulus drains into an efferent arteriole rather than a venule. The resistance of these arterioles results in high pressure within the glomerulus, aiding the process of ultrafiltration, where fluids and soluble materials in the blood are forced out of the capillaries and into Bowman's capsule. A glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule constitute a renal corpuscle, the basic filtration unit of the kidney. The rate at which blood is filtered through all of the glomeruli, and thus the measure of the overall renal function, is the glomerular filtration rate.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of glomerulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of glomerulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=glomerulus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glomerulus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomerulus
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glomerulus
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=glomerulus