Meaning

2 senses
  1. Renal corpuscle

  2. A mass of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole of the spleen

More definitions
  • the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron

Forms

plural: Malpighian corpuscles

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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