glomerulus

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɡləˈmɛɹ.jəl.əs/(US)

Definition of glomerulus

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
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noun

  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. 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.
  3. 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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