glomerulus

/gləˈmɛrjələs/
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Other forms: glomeruli

Definitions of glomerulus
  1. noun
    a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation
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    type of:
    capillary, capillary vessel
    any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
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