Found 2 items, similar to glomerulus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: glomerulus glomerulus n : a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation [also: glomeruli (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Glomerulus 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. [1913 Webster]