glomerulus
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/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/(US)
Definition of glomerulus
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
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noun
- A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
- A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
- Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
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Etymology
From the diminutive of the Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning "ball of yarn" or "ball-shaped mass".
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