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1. (n.) glomerulus
any compact cluster of nerves or capillaries, esp. a cluster of capillaries in the nephron of the kidney that acts as a filter of the blood.
Etymology: (1855–60; < NL, = L glomer-, s. of glomus ball-shaped mass +-ulus -ule)
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1. (noun) glomerulus
a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
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1. (noun) glomerulus
the bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney
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