glomerulus

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Noun glomerulus has 1 sense

glomerulus - a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
--₁ is a kind of capillary, capillary vessel
--₁ is a part of malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle

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Glomerulus

Noun

Sense 1: In anatomy, a small tuft of blood vessels located in the nephron of the kidney, which filters waste products from the blood and produces urine.

Sample Sentence: The glomerulus is an essential component of the renal filtration system.

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