Found 2 items, similar to Glomeruli.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: glomeruli
glomerulus
n : a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian
body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
[also:
glomeruli (pl)]
glomeruli
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English → English (gcide)
Definition: Glomeruli
Glomerulus
\Glo*mer"u*lus\, n.; pl.
Glomeruli. [NL., dim. of
L. glomus. See 3d
Glome.] (Anat.)
The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian
capsule of the kidney.
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