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noun Anatomy.
a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
Compare Malpighian corpuscle.
Origin:
1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon
1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon
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Bowman's capsule
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Word Origin & History
Bowman's capsule
1882, named for Eng. surgeon William Bowman (1816-1892).
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Medical Dictionary
Bowman's capsule Bow·man's capsule (bō'mənz)
n.
A double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Also called malpighian capsule.
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Science Dictionary
Bowman's capsule  (bō'mənz) Pronunciation Key
A cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Bowman's capsule is named after its identifier, English physician and physiologist, Sir William Bowman (1816-1892). |
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