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noun, plural glo·mer·u·li 
[-lahy] . Anatomy.
[-lahy] . Anatomy. 1.
a compact cluster of capillaries.
2.
Also called Malpighian tuft. a tuft of convoluted capillaries in the nephron of a kidney, functioning to remove certain substances from the blood before it flows into the convoluted tubule.
Compare Bowman's capsule, Malpighian corpuscle.
Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin glomer- (stem of glomus) ball-shaped mass + -ulus -ule
1855–60; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin glomer- (stem of glomus) ball-shaped mass + -ulus -ule
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glo·mer·u·lar, adjective
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glomerulus glo·mer·u·lus (glō-měr'yə-ləs)
n. pl. glo·mer·u·li (-lī')
A small cluster or intertwined mass.
A tuft of capillaries situated within a Bowman's capsule at the end of a renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney that filters waste products from the blood and thus initiates urine formation.
The twisted secretory portion of a sweat gland.
A nerve ending consisting of a cluster of dendritic ramifications and axon terminals surrounded by a glial sheath.
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| glomerulus (glō-měr'yə-ləs) Pronunciation Key
Plural glomeruli (glō-měr'yə-lī') A knot of highly permeable capillaries located within the Bowman's capsule of a nephron. Waste products are filtered from the blood in the glomerulus, initiating the process of urine formation. |
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